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Comment by bell-cot

7 months ago

Fluorine is a dietary mineral.

At higher dosages, every dietary mineral becomes harmful, then (generally) lethal.

Without iron, humans die. Yet accidental (over-)ingestion of iron supplements is a leading cause of poisoning in small children.

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