tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859408101612117322.post8563951999555583492..comments2019-05-26T02:08:13.339+12:00Comments on Adventures in Sideways Living: water fluoridation - a believer turns against ithome handymumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522998955903666562noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859408101612117322.post-11946621041731680342008-08-28T19:26:00.000+12:002008-08-28T19:26:00.000+12:00Yes, you need to go to health food or organic stor...Yes, you need to go to health food or organic stores to get a toothpaste without Fl in it. My own understanding of it is that fluoride is most likely to be helpful dentally when directly applied to your teeth - like in toothpaste. But that there is little or no evidence of it being beneficial when taken orally (like in drinking water), and that evidence likely exists which suggests it may be harmful. <BR/><BR/>As for public opinion, that would depend on whom you were asking (of course :) <BR/><BR/>Some townships have vigorously defended their non-fluoridated water supplies - like two or three little towns just outside of the large town where we live. On the other hand, I suspect the vast majority of people living in our large town don't know and don't care, and a lot of those who have an opinion are pro-fluoridation (status quo). That being said, there is a vocal and growing lobby group asking the city council to review its stance on fluoridation. About a month ago I read in the paper that the council had resolved that they were not qualified to assess the evidence for or against fluoridation - it seemed they were laying the ground work for perhaps having to change their position in the face of public opinion, but we shall see.<BR/><BR/>Personally I am uncomfortable with mass medication from which you can't easily opt-out. <BR/><BR/>Given that humans are biological creatures who will have various sensitivities and reactions to different substances, it makes sense to me that at least some people will not react well to Fl in their drinking water, but its ubiquity would make it extremely difficult for those people to isolate the cause of their ailment(s).home handymumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522998955903666562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859408101612117322.post-58354905562150792702008-08-28T03:47:00.000+12:002008-08-28T03:47:00.000+12:00Where do the public opinions sway? And I assume Fl...Where do the public opinions sway? And I assume Fl is practically ubiquitous in toothpastes in the supermarkets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com