Function:
- help reduce tooth decay
- Adding fluoride to tap water helps reduce cavities in children by more than half.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002420.htm - increases bone strength
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780120802616500131 - treatment of osteoporosis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123813664000134 - reduce renal urate excretion
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128158760000449
Overdose: 5 mg Fluoride/kg body weight
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5651468/
Excess: excreted primarily into the urine and to a lesser extent into feces, sweat, saliva, and breast milk
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5651468/
Solubility: water soluble
https://www.innerbody.com/nutrition/micronutrients
https://www.greenfacts.org/en/fluoride/fluorides-2/01-use.htm#2
Side effects of excess fluoride:
- bone deterioration
- diarrhea
- mottled or white spotted teeth
- nausea
- vomiting
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123918826000078 - Irregular or slow heartbeat
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002650.htm
Recommended daily intake= 4 mg= 4000 mcg
https://www.nap.edu/read/11537/chapter/35
- Water, tap, drinking
Contain: 71.2 mcg - potato chips, plain, salted
Contain: 61.3 mcg - Orange juice drink
Contain: 54.8 mcg - Spices, pepper, black
Contain: 34.2 mcg - Beans, snap, green, raw
Contain: 19.0 mcg - Nuts, pecans
Contain: 10.0 mcg - Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties
Contain: 7 mcg - Radishes, raw
Contain: 6 mcg - Strawberries, raw
Contain: 4.4 mcg - Peaches, raw
Contain: 4 mcg
Deficiency symptoms
- dental caries
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29072650 - OSTEOPOROSIS
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889852905700153?via%3Dihub - Cancer
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15082094 - Delay the formation of dental enamels
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21287392 - Increasing the activity of streptococci bacteria
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10434061 - Increasing the risk of gingivitis and rising leucocyte number
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31089124
