Francios Francis - Did you read the actual paper or the abstract?

According the authors, “In the present study, we demonstrated that protective efficacy of EGCG against fluoride (Fl) induced oxidative stress mediated lung injury in rats.”  And “Oral administration of Fl (25mg/kg/bw) significantly increased [various problems] in rats.”

Group 1: Control

Group 2: EGCG (40mg/kg/bw)

*** Group 3: Fl (25mg/kg/bw) ***

Group 4: EGCG & Fl

Unless I am missing something not included in the abstract, the 25mg/kg/bw doses administered to the rats would translate to:

Feeding a 10 pound baby (4.5 Kg), 25mg x 4.5Kg=112.5 mg of fluoride – the equivalent of drinking 42 gallons of optimally fluoridated water a day.

Feeding a 200 pound adult (90.7 Kg), 25 x 90.7=2,267 mg of fluoride – or the amount in 855 gallons of fluoridated water.

Explain exactly how this study relates to fluoridation.

You presented a perfect example of how fluoridation opponents misuse research to create unwarranted fear.