How a Nutritional Deficiency Became Treated with Fluoride.
December 3, 2021
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Nutrients
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Philippe P Hujoel
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13(12):4361.
Abstract
Ignoring evidence on causes of disease such as smoking can harm public health. This report explores how public health experts started to ignore evidence that pediatric vitamin D deficiencies are associated with dental caries. Historical analyses show that an organization of clinical specialists, the American Dental Association (ADA), initiated this view. The ADA was a world-leading organization and its governing bodies worked through political channels to make fluoride a gl