We regularly consume many toxins in small doses. For example, cyanide, a known toxin, is found in small quantities in almonds and lima beans, and yet we still eat them both! And while fluoride, in large quantities is indeed toxic, the amount in public water systems is regulated to just one part per million, a perfectly safe and time tested amount. In those public water systems where there is a higher amount of naturally occurring fluoride, it is treated to reduce the levels to that one part per million threshold.
Those concerned with fluoride dangers tend to choose natural toothpaste companies who leave fluoride out of their products. However, these companies only leave it out due to consumer concern over fluoride’s toxicity, not because fluoride is actually a problem. Fluoride in very low doses, such as in drinking water, toothpaste, and other dental products, is beneficial, not harmful.
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