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The health hazards of fluoride (long)

David Lubkin <lub...@apollo.hp.com>

In article <1...@dalek.UUCP> s...@dalek.UUCP (Seth J. Bradley) writes:

>One response to the anti-fluoridation people I've never seen refuted:

>1. "Natural" water sources, such as uncontaminated mountain streams,
>have substantial fluoride levels.

>2. Water processing plants remove most of the naturally ocurring
>fuoride as part of the purification process.

>3. Fluoridation is simply a means of replacing lost fluoride.  Treatment
>plants routinely add back lost minerals and no one objects to that
>practice.

>Any takers?

Irrelevant.  The fact that something is "natural" has nothing to do with whether
it is safe or not.  "Natural" building materials may be high in radon.

The key questions are whether 1-4 ppm fluoride provides a significant health
benefit and whether it provides a significant health risk.

-- David Lubkin
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