← Back to context Comment by ipaddr 1 year ago England didn't start adding it until 1964 3 comments ipaddr Reply pockybum522 1 year ago I believe they mean the naturally occurring fluoride in tea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808922/ Thrymr 1 year ago TFA: "Among beverages, tea has the highest potential for increasing daily fluoride intake [17], as the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, accumulates fluoride that is released into tea infusions" vonmoltke 1 year ago The paper is referring to the flouride content of tea itself, which seems to be much greater than that of fluoridated water systems.
pockybum522 1 year ago I believe they mean the naturally occurring fluoride in tea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808922/
Thrymr 1 year ago TFA: "Among beverages, tea has the highest potential for increasing daily fluoride intake [17], as the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, accumulates fluoride that is released into tea infusions"
vonmoltke 1 year ago The paper is referring to the flouride content of tea itself, which seems to be much greater than that of fluoridated water systems.
I believe they mean the naturally occurring fluoride in tea:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808922/
TFA: "Among beverages, tea has the highest potential for increasing daily fluoride intake [17], as the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, accumulates fluoride that is released into tea infusions"
The paper is referring to the flouride content of tea itself, which seems to be much greater than that of fluoridated water systems.