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[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If they remove it from the water, then change the availability to be OTC for multivitamins with fluoride. I want to be able to get it with our having a copay and whatever else the Dr wants to charge .

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[–] solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 5 days ago (9 children)

It's not about toxicity, it's about mind control! Fluoride makes you passive. But you know this since you're a tool of the government pushing poison.

Just bleach your teeth like normal people! You know, with the bleach under the kitchen sink.

(Don't actually do this)

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[–] satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Agreed but can we turn down the chloramine valve? It tastes awful.

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[–] Allero@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The question to me is - do we even have to fluoridate water and is this really the best approach?

For example, most European countries do not commonly use fluoride in their water supply, and everyone's just fine! No extra cavities, no special health risks. People commonly drink tap water and do not care about potential for any adverse effects, because it's just that - clean water. And for any teeth-related issues, you already have your toothpaste providing more than enough fluorine.

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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)

i know this guy has a fancy degree and everything, but is he really as reliable a source as rfk junior? you don’t need fluoride when you have an army of worms ready to eat any kinds of bacteria that may enter your system.

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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I feel like I woke up in the movie Dr. Strangelove

[–] protist@mander.xyz 13 points 4 days ago

I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

Second time I got to post this today, unfortunately because it's almost ceased being satire.

[–] Joker@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Great post... but where is the meme?

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 8 points 4 days ago

Welcome to Science Memes, where the science isn't memes and the memes aren't about science.

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[–] Corno@lemm.ee 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

Not to mention there are many natural sources of fluoride which can contain greater concentrations of it than what is in tap water. The ocean has a concentration of fluoride that is in the range of 1.2 to 1.4 ppm, compared to the standard rate of fluoride of drinking water, which is 0.5–1 ppm

edit: I didn't say that people drink ocean water, my point was about the ubiquitous nature of fluoride. The majority of life lives in the ocean, so if fluoride really was as toxic as some people say it is, there would be a lot less life on Earth. There are many lakes and other water sources that people have been drinking from for ages which naturally contain higher amounts of fluoride than what is in fluoridated tap water.

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[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Depending on where you live, there is already enough naturally occurring fluoride in the well water that adding more doesn't mean much. How else do you think they discovered fluoride helps your teeth?

Since I live in a rural area and need to have my own well, I know my water contains enough fluoride that it would be silly to add more. But some areas do not have enough naturally present. So it would be interesting to see the water test results for Florida cities to check the amount of naturally occurring fluoride present. YMMV

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 18 points 5 days ago

Toxicologist, toxicity, minuscule, fluoridated -- your big doctor words are just trying to trick us!

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How much oatmeal would I have to eat to die of fluoride poisoning?

[–] piecat@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

0.08mg per half cup serving, but may vary depending on water used. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Fluoride-HealthProfessional/

10mg is the accepted daily upper limit for an adult. So 62.5 cups of oatmeal to reach that max safe limit. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Fluoride-Consumer/

Acute poisoning symptoms may appear as low as 10-15 mg/kg, lethal dose might be 32-64 mg/kg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride_toxicity

So 200 to 400 cups of oatmeal per kg you weigh for a lethal dose. (32/0.08/2=200, 64/0.08/2=400)

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

That's a lot of oatmeal.

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