A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland

Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by tourmalinetaco on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @02:47PM (#38785782)

There’s scientifically sound reasons for not wanting to drink fluorine, namely that the science is still out for whether it’s useful when used alongside regular topical applications. Not to mention excessive fluorine can stain or pit the teeth, and that it may even destroy nerve tissue.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/fluor...

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by kleton on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @04:03PM (#38786710)

Only the measurable decrease in IQ from municipal water fluoridation, which can seen when comparing Portland, where they do not fluoridate, to similar large cities in the PNW where they do.

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by lostlogin on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @05:08PM (#38787408)

> the science is still out for whether it’s useful when used alongside regular topical applications.

That’s a meaningless comparison. The whole point is that people aren’t doing topical application.

A similar debate to this is the adding folate to flour or bread.

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by emmelaich on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:54PM (#38788348)

Don't most (all?) toothpastes contain fluoride?

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by Taniwha on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:30PM (#38788171)

The LD50 of fluoride in drinking water is actually lower than the LD50 of water itself - drink enough fluoridated water to die from fluoride poisoning and you'll die from water poisoning first

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by adrianN on Thursday December 28, 2023 @01:59AM (#38790823)

Things can have negative health effects without killing you, so the LD50 is not particularly helpful in this context.

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