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Fluorine is not an essential nutrient to humans, but as a compound, it is often put in our water supplies to combat tooth decay. Some foods may have very minute traces of Fluorine as a compound.

Many plants contain Fluorine compounds which acts as a defense against plant eating animals.

Apart from drinking Fluoridated tap water, the next most likely means of getting Fluorine into the human body would be by taking certain prescription drugs.

Elemental Fluorine is a highly toxic gas and very small doses can be deadly.

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