1073: Fluoride | Skeptical Sunday
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What are the benefits of fluoride?
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We'll see you next time. Topics such as why the Olympics are kind of a sham, circumcision, sovereign citizens, diet supplements, the lottery, Reiki healing, ear candling, self-help cults, and more. And if you're new to the show or you want to tell your friends about the show, I suggest our episode starter packs. These are collections of our favorite episodes on persuasion, negotiation, psychology, disinformation, cyber warfare, crime and cults, and more. That'll help new listeners get a taste of everything we do here on the show. Just visit jordanharbinger.com slash start or search for us in your Spotify app to get started. Today, fluoride, the lip-smacking curiosity in our water supply. It's a fascinating mineral that's a hero for our teeth, but a puzzle for a lot of the general public. We associate it with dental health, but in some mouths, the fluoride added to our water leaves a bad taste. So what is fluoride? Why is it in our water? Will this lead to mind control via our faucets? Researcher and writer Jessica Wynn joins me to wash away the confusion around fluoride.
Right. Hey, Jordan, thanks for having me back on Skeptical Sunday.
Yeah, welcome back. All right, let's dive in. So first of all, what is fluoride exactly? I know I said it's a mineral, but that's kind of where my knowledge begins and ends.
Yeah, well, fluoride is a mineral, and it occurs naturally in water, soil, air. It's found in a lot of our food. We just absorb it all the time.
Okay, but it's also something that is added to drinking water on purpose, right?
How did fluoride become part of our water supply?
Yeah, for sure, it can be. I mean, fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, making our teeth more resistant to acid, and it stops cavities from forming. So fluoride can even help to rebuild our tooth's surface. And water fluoridation, that is adding it to the public water supply, provides frequent and consistent contact with low levels of fluoride, and this prevents tooth decay. It's amazing.
So you say it occurs naturally, but where does it actually come from?
Well, fluoride is the 13th most abundant element in the Earth's crust. So when water moves through spaces between rocks, fluoride just dissolves naturally into the water. The amount varies depending on where in the world your water comes from. So natural fluoride levels range from barely perceptible to over 10 parts per million.
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Chapters
8 chapters
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What are the benefits of fluoride?
0:00–3:09
2
How did fluoride become part of our water supply?
3:09–5:36
3
What is the Colorado Brown Stain and its significance?
5:36–8:01
4
Is fluoride safe and what are the controversies?
8:01–9:12
5
How does fluoride work to prevent cavities?
9:12–12:49
6
What are the risks associated with fluoride?
12:49–15:09
7
Why is fluoride also in toothpaste?
15:09–17:54
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What alternatives to fluoride are available?
17:54–1:01:37
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