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[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 days ago (2 children)

For context, this was done in Albera not long ago.

Calgary, after decades of agitation by anti-fluoridators, removed fluoride from the water.

10 years later, they brought it back.

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/13/nx-s1-5224138/calgary-removed-fluoride-from-its-water-supply-a-decade-later-its-adding-it-back

https://calgaryjournal.ca/2021/11/22/the-contentious-timeline-of-fluoridation-in-calgarys-drinking-water/

Yes, there IS such a thing as too much fluoride. Technically you can die from an overdose of WATER. That dangerous H2O substance can kill you if you ingest too much. Not a joke, water intoxication or water poisoning is real. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxication

Point is, fluoride is certain doses is safe and highly effective in preventing tooth decay. There are literally decades of studies.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes, there IS such a thing as too much fluoride. Technically you can die from an overdose of WATER. That dangerous H2O substance can kill you if you ingest too much. Not a joke, water intoxication or water poisoning is real. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxication

nerd Water can also be deadly at very low concentrations

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Homeopaths vindicated