"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:26:50 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
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>> If fluoride is (allegedly) so bad why is it added to toothpaste? Why do
>> they sell fluoride rinses? Why do dentists give fluoride treatments? I
>> really don't understand the paranoia about fluoride.
>
> I'm firmly in the fluoride is good camp although I don't like how it
> makes water taste. Here are some of the arguments "against"...
> http://fluoridealert.org/articles/50-reasons/
>
The trouble with such sites is that they make unsubstantiated claims that
have the appearance of veracity. The studies they often allude to are
usually misquoted or even fictional or anecdotal.
Always be suspicious of statements that start with: "Studies show that...."
Their only valid argument is the fact that they cannot choose whether or not
to have it in their tapwater.
Graham