Re:Meta analysis of evidence linking fluoride exposure to co...
by nailer on Friday December 22, 2023 @10:41AM
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Yes, there was a court case to get the report released.
https://fluoridealert.org/articles/national-toxicology-progr... has some details on the circumstances.
It includes plenty of "this needs changes" comments from reviewers.
Looking at their Summary, and reviewer comments there - it looks like a decent one-line summary would be: "If you are not getting well above the WHO's upper limit for fluoride, then there is no evidence of it having ill effects."
Bigger picture: A "too much is bad" conclusion would not make fluoride at all special. If a toddler gets into a bottle of adult iron supplement tablets, he can easily swallow an LD99 dose in <1 minute. Grab the kid and the bottle, and get them to a good emergency room as fast as you can. (IANAMD - depending on circumstances, you may want to immediately induce vomiting, or call the local poison control center, or ...)