1) 97% of western Europe has chosen fluoride-free water.
This includes: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and Switzerland. (While some European countries add fluoride to salt, the majority do not.) Thus, rather than mandating fluoride treatment for the whole population, western Europe allows individuals the right to choose, or refuse, fluoride.
2) Fluoride is the only chemical added to drinking water for the purpose of medication (to prevent tooth decay).
All other treatment chemicals are added to treat the water (to improve the water's quality and safety - which fluoride does not do). This is one of the reasons why most of Europe has rejected fluoridation.
3) Contrary to previous belief, fluoride has minimal benefit when swallowed.
When water fluoridation began in the 1940s and '50s, dentists believed that fluoride needed to be swallowed in order to be most effective. This belief, however, has now been discredited by an extensive body of modern research.
4) Fluoridated water is no longer recommended for babies.
In November of 2006, the American Dental Association (ADA) advised that parents should avoid giving babies fluoridated water. Other dental researchers have made similar recommendations over the past decade.
5)There are better ways of delivering fluoride than adding it to water.
By adding fluoride to everyone's tap water, many infants and other at-risk populations will be put in harm's way. This is not only wrong, it is unnecessary. As western Europe has demonstrated, there are many equally effective and less-intrusive ways of delivering fluoride to people who actually want it.
6) Ingestion of fluoride has little benefit, but many risks.
Whereas fluoride's benefits come from topical contact with teeth, its risks to health (which involve many more tissues than the teeth) result from being swallowed.
Adverse effects from fluoride ingestion have been associated with doses
atttainable by people living in fluoridated areas. For example:
a) Risk to the brain.
b) Risk to the thyroid gland.
c) Risk to bones.
d) Risk for bone cancer.
e) Risk to kidney patients.
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7) The industrial chemicals used to fluoridate water may present unique health risks not found with naturally-occurring fluoride complexes.
The chemicals - fluorosilicic acid, sodium silicofluoride, and sodium fluoride - used to fluoridate drinking water are industrial waste products from the phosphate fertilizer industry. Of these chemicals, fluorosilicic acid (FSA) is the most widely used. FSA is a corrosive acid which has been linked to higher blood lead levels in children.
A recent study from the University of North Carolina found that FSA can - in combination with chlorinated compounds - leach lead from brass joints in water pipes, while a recent study from the University of Maryland suggests that the effect of fluoridation chemicals on blood lead levels may be greatest in houses built prior to 1946. Lead is a neurotoxin that can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems in children.
8) Water fluoridations benefits to teeth have been exaggerated. Even proponents of water fluoridation admit that it is not as effective as it was once claimed to be.
While proponents still believe in its effectiveness, a growing number of studies strongly question this assessment. According to a systematic review published by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, "The magnitude of [fluoridation's] effect is not large in absolute terms, is often not statistically significant and may not be of clinical significance."
a) No difference exists in tooth decay between
fluoridated & unfluoridated countries.
b) Cavities do not increase when fluoridation stops.
c) Fluoridation does not prevent oral health crises
in low-income areas.
9) Fluoridation poses added burden and risk to low-income communities.
Rather than being particularly beneficial to low-income communities, fluoridation is particularly burdensome and harmful. For example:
a) Low-income families are least able to
avoid fluoridated water.
b) Low-income families at greater risk
of fluoride toxicity.
10) Due to other sources, many people are being over-exposed to fluoride.
Unlike when water fluoridation first began, Americans are now receiving fluoride from many other sources* besides the water supply. As a result many people are now exceeding the recommended daily intake, putting them at elevated risk of suffering toxic effects. For example, many children ingest more fluoride from toothpaste alone than is considered optimal for a full days worth of ingestion. According to the Journal of Public Health Dentistry:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride...
Salutem Hammastahna (myös apteekeista)
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Interesting and a bit scary. Juuri löysin tämän blogisi.
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