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TOOTHPASTE can kill?
"A family-sized tube of fluoridated toothpaste (7 oz.) contains enough fluoride to kill a small child of up to 20 pounds if the entire tube is consumed." --Dr. John Yiamouyiannis, Fluoride the Aging Factor, Second Edition,
Ah, a 20-pound kid eating a whole tube of toothpaste has got to be really, really rare. It's also true, that if a kid drinks ammonia, or bleach, or turpentine, it'll kill them, too.
My daughter (27 pounds) got ahold of the toothpaste, and ate some of it (a dollop of the amount that they show on a toothbrush in commercials for toothpaste - in reality too much for most people) . I called poison control, and they told me that unless she ate a really huge amount (which she hadn't) that the main concern is that she could get a stomach ache. They advised us to give her some milk (evidently the calcium helps prevent the stomach ache).
Needless to say, it's now out of her reach. Just like the booze, the bleach, and the ammonia, all of which are FAR more likely to kill her than toothpaste is.
Advising people to get rid of toothpaste because eating a whole tube might kill a kid, is a bit like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01
Cathy, Good points. I did not advise anyone to get rid of toothpaste. The toothpaste fluoride warning is an excellent segueway to discussion of water fluoridation. See the QUICK fluoridation education slide show at: www.AquaSafe.us Todd
Parents need to be reminded that fluoride tablets or supplements are toxic when more than recommended are ingested. Always keep them our of reach of small children - better yet, don't use them at all - they offer no benefits; only risks.
At least two children have died from eating too many of their fluoride supplements.
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"Cathy Weeks" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"Todd Gastaldo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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TOOTHPASTE can kill?
"A family-sized tube of fluoridated toothpaste (7 oz.) contains enough fluoride to kill a small child of up to 20 pounds if the entire tube is consumed." --Dr. John Yiamouyiannis, Fluoride the Aging Factor, Second Edition,
Ah, a 20-pound kid eating a whole tube of toothpaste has got to be really, really rare. It's also true, that if a kid drinks ammonia, or bleach, or turpentine, it'll kill them, too.
My daughter (27 pounds) got ahold of the toothpaste, and ate some of it (a dollop of the amount that they show on a toothbrush in commercials for toothpaste - in reality too much for most people) . I called poison control, and they told me that unless she ate a really huge amount (which she hadn't) that the main concern is that she could get a stomach ache. They advised us to give her some milk (evidently the calcium helps prevent the stomach ache).
Needless to say, it's now out of her reach. Just like the booze, the bleach, and the ammonia, all of which are FAR more likely to kill her than toothpaste is.
Advising people to get rid of toothpaste because eating a whole tube might kill a kid, is a bit like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01
Cathy, Good points. I did not advise anyone to get rid of toothpaste. The toothpaste fluoride warning is an excellent segueway to discussion of water fluoridation. See the QUICK fluoridation education slide show at: www.AquaSafe.us Todd
Parents need to be reminded that fluoride tablets or supplements are toxic when more than recommended are ingested. Always keep them our of reach of small children
You're doin' fine up to here, Paul! ;-)
Best, Steve
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- better yet, don't use them at all - they offer no benefits; only risks.--
