Geoff
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Those same basic anti-fluoride wing-nuts are still out there today . And in-spite of what almost 50 years of fluoridation research shows with respect to decay prevention and it's SAFETY, they still get a rather passionate(albeit gullable) crowd who likes to argue with science
As I like to put it to what is stereotypically a home schooling mother of about 6 kids when she refuses fluoride treatments for her kids and asks me what the consequences might be, my answer "you'll likely be paying me more $$ for fillings for your kids in the coming years"
You should suggest that she draw a pentagram on her kitchen floor with a sharpie, put lit candles at the points, and put the kid in the middle. Crystals and shaman chants are equally effective.
I'm always blown away by people who completely reject all the data collected by medical science. Of course, medical science also perpetuates some myths that are mind boggling. The whole AHA heart healthy diet thing is based on junk science since it's been proven that there's no correlation between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol. It's really junk carbs, obesity, and lack of exercise that cause the diabetes and heart disease issues. The AHA diet is only useful in that it's low enough in calories that you'll probably lose some weight. The AHA doesn't say a word about glycemic index and the data shows that having your insulin level jump all over the place from eating simple carbs correlates pretty well to heart disease.