Question by n2theblue66: Fluoride in water?
Is there a filter to get rid of fluoride in tap water? Or some way to otherwise get rid of it? I hear more and more bad about it, and I’d like to filter it. We currently drink bottled water (Smart Water) but with a family of 5 that’s getting expensive!
The most recognized problem with the ingestion of too much fluoride is dental fluorosis. This condition is characterized by the failure of tooth enamel to crystallize properly in permanent teeth. The effects range from chalky, opaque blotching of teeth to severe, rust-colored stains, surface pitting and tooth brittleness.
This condition, though worrisome, may not be the key concern , at least according to some researchers. Dr. Phyllis Mullenix believes, based on her research, that fluoride acts in a way that lowers the I.Q. of children (“Neurotoxicity of Sodium Fluoride in Rats”, Mullenix, P. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 17 (2), 1995).
Dr. William Marcus, believes that a study conducted by Battelle for the National Toxicology Program on the toxicology of fluoride shows that there were dose-related increases in bone cancer in male rats. Dr. Marcus also questions the removal by peer reviewers of cancers at other sites in the rats as well.
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Answer by Richard H
Fluoride in the water isn’t nearly as bad as the bacteria it’s killing.
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No, filter, try kenwood filtering!
Radioactive material in our smoke alarms,what is next…Hold on,,,,,
i dont really know but ive heard that it will help somtimes
Reverse Osmosis will do the trick. Expensive, tho.
Fluoride in small doses is completely safe. Fluoride containing compounds are added to toothpaste, drinking water, prescribed treatments, and other commercially available oral hygiene products because they are believed to help strengthen the tooth enamel. If you are still concerned I would consider buying a filter. Any water filter should get rid of flouride. Hope this helps
First need water purifiers.
Not 100% sure about flouride. Its good for your teeth you know.
The proper amount of flouride has been found to help reduce tooth decay so you may not to filter it all out of your drinking water. We have the big 5 gallon bottles of water and the water cooler in our house and this is an affordable way to drink bottled water but it didn’t contain flouride so I had to get a prescription for flouride drops to give to my kids.
(Now we can get this water with flouride added so that make it really nice. We use the Kandiyohi water and its under 30 dollars a month for our family of five.)