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I'm strongly considering it, although I can't get it where I live yet. I've never had a cavity, but I spend a lot of time doing endurance sports and very high c

I'm strongly considering it, although I can't get it where I live yet. I've never had a cavity, but I spend a lot of time doing endurance sports and very high carbohydrate intake has become the latest performance enhancer. As a result I'm often drinking a couple hundred grams of plain table sugar per week and I'd like to keep my streak of good teeth health. If I can do that for $250 I don't see why not. They're pretty clear it's not a replacement for brushing. I think of it as preventative care (assuming it is actually safe of course).

Grimblewald 2y ago
Read the article. If you have not already, you might rethink consideration of this product.
- dgfitz 2y ago
  They just needed to humble brag, the article wasn’t important.
  - BytesAndGears 2y ago
    I don’t think that’s the case at all - it’s a common concern in endurance sports, you really do have huge quantities of sugar.
- comp_throw7 2y ago
  The article provides some reasons to think that the treatment might not be fully effective even conditional on the mechanism of action working as described, not that it won't do anything at all.
  - Grimblewald 2y ago
    The article provides some sound reasons for why 1. infecting yourself with this bacteria may not do what it is marketed to do 2. may result in suppression of beneficial microbiota 3. is not safe against lateral acquisition of a gene that is beneficial to the microbe but pathogenic to the human host 4. there is no real kill switch for a lot of money, you might just end up buying a lot of health issues.
- thowawatp302 2y ago
  Th article just confirms my suspicion that the worst thing is I could be out $500
  - j_bum 2y ago
    How is that your takeaway? Either you didn’t read the article, or you’re blatantly ignoring that we don’t understand the long term implications of having this bacteria in your mouth and gut microbiome. There may be no problems at all… but we don’t know. This is why FDA regulations exist. The product being sold in Prospera to skirt regulations should be a red flag anyway. I’m not saying that it can’t or won’t work. I’m saying, be careful. If you can prevent cavities by brushing with fluoridated toothpaste and flossing, why would you adopt a potential risk that could affect your health?
    - hackernewds 2y ago
      I googled and got multiple results that I couldn't tie with your comment. what do you reference with Prospers?
      - j_bum 2y ago
        As referenced in the article, Próspera [0]. It’s a private city/private economic zone in Honduras. The NYT actually just released a great Sunday Read podcast on the city this weekend [1]. [0] https://www.prospera.co/en/visit https://www.prospera.co/en/visit [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/podcasts/the-daily/prospera-hunduras-crypto.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/podcasts/the-daily/prospe...
        PawgerZ 2y ago
        The article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/magazine/prospera-honduras-crypto.html?pgtype=Article&action=click&module=RelatedLinks https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/magazine/prospera-hondura... Archive: https://archive.is/fwjcD https://archive.is/fwjcD
    - 2y ago
AStonesThrow 2y ago
I hope one day that the dudes eating sugar and the dudes using fluoride get into a room together, and discuss how long and often said substances are in contact with dental enamel, and at what concentrations, and then either they convert to homeopathy, or find something better to do with their HSAs.

Grimblewald 2y ago

Read the article. If you have not already, you might rethink consideration of this product.

dgfitz 2y ago
They just needed to humble brag, the article wasn’t important.
- BytesAndGears 2y ago
  I don’t think that’s the case at all - it’s a common concern in endurance sports, you really do have huge quantities of sugar.
comp_throw7 2y ago
The article provides some reasons to think that the treatment might not be fully effective even conditional on the mechanism of action working as described, not that it won't do anything at all.
- Grimblewald 2y ago
  The article provides some sound reasons for why 1. infecting yourself with this bacteria may not do what it is marketed to do 2. may result in suppression of beneficial microbiota 3. is not safe against lateral acquisition of a gene that is beneficial to the microbe but pathogenic to the human host 4. there is no real kill switch for a lot of money, you might just end up buying a lot of health issues.
thowawatp302 2y ago
Th article just confirms my suspicion that the worst thing is I could be out $500
- j_bum 2y ago
  How is that your takeaway? Either you didn’t read the article, or you’re blatantly ignoring that we don’t understand the long term implications of having this bacteria in your mouth and gut microbiome. There may be no problems at all… but we don’t know. This is why FDA regulations exist. The product being sold in Prospera to skirt regulations should be a red flag anyway. I’m not saying that it can’t or won’t work. I’m saying, be careful. If you can prevent cavities by brushing with fluoridated toothpaste and flossing, why would you adopt a potential risk that could affect your health?
  - hackernewds 2y ago
    I googled and got multiple results that I couldn't tie with your comment. what do you reference with Prospers?
    - j_bum 2y ago
      As referenced in the article, Próspera [0]. It’s a private city/private economic zone in Honduras. The NYT actually just released a great Sunday Read podcast on the city this weekend [1]. [0] https://www.prospera.co/en/visit https://www.prospera.co/en/visit [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/podcasts/the-daily/prospera-hunduras-crypto.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/podcasts/the-daily/prospe...
      - PawgerZ 2y ago
        The article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/magazine/prospera-honduras-crypto.html?pgtype=Article&action=click&module=RelatedLinks https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/magazine/prospera-hondura... Archive: https://archive.is/fwjcD https://archive.is/fwjcD
  - 2y ago

AStonesThrow 2y ago

I hope one day that the dudes eating sugar and the dudes using fluoride get into a room together, and discuss how long and often said substances are in contact with dental enamel, and at what concentrations, and then either they convert to homeopathy, or find something better to do with their HSAs.