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[-] arin@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The only benefit i see is probably fluoride possibly mineralizing any cracks in the lead pipes and preventing even more lead leeching into tap water. Lead pipes with lack of minerals in the water supply leech way more lead than lead pipes with minerals in the water. But using fluoride is not as good as calcium which we actually take supplements for. But no corporation wants to dump calcium for cheap, they want to dump fluoride which is toxic, win win for corporations at the cost of out drinking water which most poor people can't afford to filter out

[-] Five@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

I'm a poor person, and I'm certain fluoridated water has saved me thousands in dental bills over my lifetime. This is not some sinister corporate conspiracy to harm the poor.

I'm getting seriously tired of debunking fluoride misinformation. If you're not going to link to peer-reviewed science supporting your claims, you should stop posting.

[-] arin@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago
[-] Five@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

Linking to a table of 'reasons given' in a paper covering the debate over fluoride as support for your ideas is the gish gallop-style abuse of science. You need to do better.

[-] arin@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Nice you can read, go read it and educate yourself

[-] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

That's pretty funny coming from someone that had to reach that far to find a source that "supports" their point.

[-] arin@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

There's no fluoridated water systems in many other countries and their dental cavity rates also got on par or better than fluoridated communities, so it's not the fluoride in tap water but the overall standards of hygiene. Fluoride creates strong bonds and like lead, the body does not get rid of it easily, it makes bones brittle as it deplaces calcium

[-] Five@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

[citation needed]

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