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Default Bottled water... Safer?

On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 11:17:39 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:43:10 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> > Helpful person wrote:
> > >
> > > Distilled water is also missing trace elements that are
> > > essential for good health. If one only drinks distilled
> > > water one's health will suffer.

> >
> > Not only that but with bottled water too. Dentist told me that a study
> > was run and rural people drinking well water suffered many more
> > cavities by not having the floride added like city water does.

>
> I disagree based on personal experience, but my uncle was a dentist -
> so maybe he gave us fluoride treatments and I don't remember.
> However, stress will cause cavities too... your saliva turns acid and
> eats the tooth enamel.
>

You're absolutely wrong. There are myriads of studies that show that an
intake of a trace amount of fluoride results in significantly fewer
cavities. This is why it's a no brainer to add fluoride to drinking water.

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