Fluoridation Fails in Modern Times, New Studies
Show. Fluoride Confirmed Neurotoxic in 79th Human Study
"Receipt of optimal water fluoridation [between the
years] 2010 – 2020 resulted in very small positive health effects which may not
be meaningful for individuals," according to the largest ever study of its
kind conducted on UK adolescents and adults, (LOTUS study), published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology on 1/8/2024.
Further, the 79th human study was published on May
20, 2024 showing fluoride is neurotoxic
to the developing brain. A new
(8/22/24) US government report says fluoride
from all sources is linked to lower IQ in kids, reports Mike Stobbe of the Associated Press. By the way,
the concentration of fluoride in water does not equate to an individual's total fluoride intake which shows
fluoridation is unnecessary.
Fluoridation neither reduced social inequalities in dental
health, nor reduced the number of missing teeth, the LOTUS researchers report.
They write, “in
high income countries, we may be reaching the limit of what can be achieved
through fluorides alone.” They suggest we look at diet, specifically
sugar’s strong link to tooth decay.
Cavities are almost universal in adults exposed to
fluoridated toothpaste and fluoridation from birth, they explain.
According to Dr. Staci Whitman, a dentist, underdiscussed reasons for tooth decay include
deficiencies in vitamins A, D, K; calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and gluten
sensitivity.
Many dentists are abandoning fluoridation promotion in
favor of Silver Diamine Fluoride, a topical application which reduces tooth
decay by 80% compared to fluoridation's 25%, according to a DrBicuspid.com article.
Fluoride
chemicals, added to public water supplies since 1945, was projected to
massively decrease tooth decay, reduce disparities, save money, and put
dentists out of business. But none of that occurred
A 2022 UK study
of children (CATFISH study)
reported fluoridation provided no clear benefits to 11-year-old's,
and that disparities persisted.
It’s not just the
UK. Studies from “Australia, the US, Sweden and South Korea have demonstrated
inconsistent effects across age groups and/or absolute differences so small
that whether they are meaningful is debatable,” the LOTUS researchers write.
In 2017, US researchers reported in the American Journal of Public
Health “Despite significant financial,
training, and program investments [and decades of fluoridation], US children’s
caries [cavities] experience and inequities continued to increase over the last
20 years.”
In July 2022, the State College Borough Water Authority in
Pennsylvania, made up of scientifically trained professionals voted to reject
fluoridation unanimously after members read the science and didn't just rely on
outdated and unscientific endorsements. They criticized
fluoridationists who "misrepresented and discredited the
scientific evidence," according
to the Centre Daily Times. (Including that of Florida's Dr. Johnny Johnson, President of the
American Fluoridation Society who works closely with the American Dental Association. Despite its 78% water fluoridation rate, "Floridians’ Oral Health Among
the Worst in the Nation."
Media & Gov't reports show fluoridation has failed
It’s not from lack of fluoride. Federal statistics show that 70% of US
children and adolescents are fluoride-overdosed, afflicted with dental fluorosis while 57% of adolescents still get tooth
decay (65% of low-income adolescents)
and 52% of toddlers, according to the CDC.
Besides, fluoride is ubiquitous in our
food supply, medicines, absorbed from dental products and more - making fluoridation
money-wasting at least and health-robbing at worst.
January 31 marked the beginning of a
federal lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection
Agency. EPA
is charged with ignoring hundreds of studies showing fluoride
is neurotoxic. EPA currently sets safe levels of
water fluoride contaminants at levels to ostensibly protect
only bones and teeth not
brains, where fluoride also collects. More information about the lawsuit
is here
The Judge is set to make a ruling soon.
Since the end of the trial, the 79th human study was published on May 20, 2024 showing fluoride is neurotoxic to the developing
brain. The other 78 are here And the aforementioned NTP Report was published.
EPA acknowledges that fluoride is
neurotoxic; but doesn't know at what level
fluoride turns from a cavity preventer to a brain damaging chemical.
New York State Communities which have stopped or rejected
fluoridation are: Suffolk, Nassau & Rockland counties,
Elba, Naples, Levittown, Canton, Corning, Johnstown,
Oneida, Carle Place, Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Riverhead, Rockville
Center, Central Bridge Water District, Homer, Ithaca, Rouses
Point, Pulaski, Romulus, Amsterdam, Walden, Glens Falls, Manhasset
and Wilton Water and Sewer Authority
NYS Dept of Health statistics show there is no
correlation between the fluoridation rate of a county and
tooth decay rates or to fewer dental-related hospital ER visits
for toddlers
These municipalities recently stopped or rejected
fluoridation
Union County, North Carolina
Orville, California (During the
meeting, it was discussed that the city of Gridley, CA, also stopped
fluoridation - in 2019)
Miles City, MT
Wilton Water and Sewer Authority, NY. (the Board unanimously rejected pressure to start
fluoridation)
Mansfield,
Pennsylvania-
Norway, Michigan
Brooksville, Florida
Hotchkiss, Colorado
-Milford, and Dublin, Indiana
-Amery, Wisconsin
-Collier County, Florida
Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District in Williamson County, Texas,
Branson, Missouri 11/16/2023
Lodi, Wisconsin
Marshall, Wisconsin
Sebring, Florida
More places that stopped fluoridation since 1990
are here
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