1) Contrary to early 1900’s beliefs, current science shows
that ingesting
fluoride is ineffective at reducing tooth decay and harmful to health making fluoridation outdated and obsolete.
2) Seventy percent of US teens are afflicted with fluoride
overdose... - dental fluorosis (white spotted, yellow, brown and/or
pitted teeth, according to US federal statistics. After 7 decades of fluoridation, tooth decay is still epidemic, according
to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry America’s shockingly poor dental system, poverty and poor diets are to blame. Fluoridation can't fix that."
3) Fluoride is neither a nutrient nor essential for
healthy teeth meaning consuming a fluoride-free diet does not cause tooth
decay. Fluoride hardens teeth topically, not systemically, but only in
high concentrations as in toothpaste (which carries a poison warning)
4) Hydrofluosilicic acid, the most used fluoridation chemical,
is allowed to contain traces of toxic chemicals such
as lead and arsenic which are never removed before adding to water
supplies. Further, hydrofluosilicic acid was never safety tested in humans or animals.
5) 76 human studies link fluoride to
offspring's lower IQ. Over 400 fluoride/neurotoxic studies support its biological plausibility Even the US EPA
reports that fluoride is a chemical “with substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity." Pregnant
women are advised to lower fluoride exposure since
a fetus derives no benefit from fluoride but is exposed to potential risks.
5a) Studies also link fluoride to arthritis, gastrointestinal effects, hypersensitivity, kidney
disease, thyroid
disease and more - even at low doses.
6) The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology explains fluoridation's risks.
9) Fluoridation is an environmental injustice since low-income
and minorities are most harmed and least helped by fluoride ingestion.
10) Fluoridation violates an individual’s right to informed
consent to medication. EPA regulates fluoride in water as a contaminant and the
FDA labels fluoride for ingestion an unapproved drug.
11) Routine mixing of infant formula with fluoridated
water, raises the risk of children developing dental fluorosis.
12) “Existing data indicate that subsets of the population
may be unusually susceptible to the toxic effects of fluoride and its
compounds. These populations include the elderly, people with deficiencies of
calcium, magnesium, and/or vitamin C, and people with cardiovascular and kidney
problems, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(1993; page 112). One to five percent of the population is hypersensitive
to fluoride.
You may have heard the following misleading information (a - h)
a) 3,000 studies prove fluoridation is safe and effective
The truth: The Chairman of the 2006 National Research Council’s report on fluoride toxicology was surprised by the lack of valid fluoridation science, John Doull, PhD was quoted by Scientific American as saying:
“In the scientific community, people tend to think this is settled. I mean, when the U.S. surgeon general comes out and says this is one of the 10 greatest achievements of the 20th century, that’s a hard hurdle to get over. But when we looked at the studies that have been done, we found that many of these questions are unsettled and we have much less information than we should, considering how long this [fluoridation] has been going on. I think that’s why fluoridation is still being challenged so many years after it began. In the face of ignorance, controversy is rampant.”
According to the trusted UK Cochrane group of researchers, studies supporting fluoridation are mostly scientifically invalid and/or outdated.
b) Fluoridation is endorsed by most major health and dental groups
Not all health effects were ever considered or studied before fluoridation was adopted when groups were intensely lobbied for endorsements. Many prominent organizations never gave endorsements and some that once appeared on fluoridationists’ endorsement lists no longer appear. For example, the National Kidney Foundation asked to be removed.
c) Every dollar spent on fluoridation saves $38
A December 2015 published paper entitled “A critique of recent economic evaluations of community water fluoridation,” concluded that there is “no cost-savings” due to “the estimated cost of treating dental fluorosis.”
d) Poor children suffer the most without fluoridation
The Cochrane group reported, “There is insufficient information to determine whether initiation of a water fluoridation programme results in a change in disparities in caries across socioeconomic status (SES) levels.” US Federal data proves that fluoridation has been useless for the poor
e) If it caused harm, we would know it by now.
If you don’t look for harm, you won’t find it. Despite the insufficient funding for researching fluoridation’s ill effects, the mainstream media reported that fluoride is linked to ADHD, Diabetes, Low IQ, Thyroid Disease and Kidney disease
f) When fluoridation stops, cavity rates go up.
Actually, studies show that when fluoridation ends, cavity rates go down or stay the same. Poughkeepsie NY stopped fluoridation in 2008. Yet, third-graders cavity rates declined steadily – 61% in 2013; 51% in June 2014; 45% in October 2014; and 31% in 2015, according to NYU researchers. In contrast, in 80% fluoridated Collier County, FL, 3rd graders tooth decay rates “were among the highest levels documented in the United States,” according to University of Florida researchers’ presentation at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s May 2014 annual meeting.
g) Fluoride is natural.
The fluoride found in nature (usually calcium fluoride) is less toxic (but still harmful) than the artificial fluoridation chemicals which are waste products of the phosphate fertilizer industry and are allowed to contain traces of other undesirable toxins, including lead and arsenic, that are never filtered out before injecting into the public's water supply.
h) The CDC says fluoridation is one of the “Ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century.”
But it’s the 21st century, now and fluoridation is scientifically indefensible. The CDC now admits that “In the earliest days of fluoride research, investigators hypothesized that fluoride affects enamel and inhibits dental caries (cavities) only when incorporated into developing dental enamel…[but now we know] Fluoride works primarily after teeth have erupted…”CDC also says that “The prevalence of dental caries in a population is not inversely related to the concentration of fluoride in enamel, and a higher concentration of enamel fluoride is not necessarily more efficacious in preventing dental caries,” and that the amount of ingested fluoride emerging into saliva to bathe teeth topically is too low to have any beneficial effect.
You also need to know that bottled water is not linked to more tooth decay.
Basically, ingesting fluoride should be an individual’s choice not a community’s choice. Fifty-one percent of voters (or their legislative bodies) should not mandate fluoride into 49% of those who don’t want it, need it or are sickened by it. Fluoride is in virtually all foods and beverages, according to the USDA Fluoride in Foods database. No American is, or ever was, "fluoride-deficient." Lobbied-legislators shouldn't be allowed to prescribe medication to their entire constituency and dose it based on thirst and not age, health, weight and need.
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