http://intellihub.com/2013/06/11/600-physicians-dentists-scientists-and-environmentalists-call-for-an-end-to-fluoridation/
A statement asking Congress to end water fluoridation in the United States has been released by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Over 600 professionals, including a Nobel Prize winner, officers in the Union that represents Environmental Protection Agency professionals, and members of the National Research Council panel on fluoride’s toxicology, have signed the statement.
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It cites eight recent events that call for an urgent end to water fluoridation. Among them:
- A 500-page review of fluoride’s toxicology by the National Research Council of the National Academies, published in 2006.
- Evidence from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that found 32 percent of U.S. children have dental fluorosis, which is caused by fluoride.
- The American Dental Association’s 2006 policy change, which recommends not giving fluoridated water to infants for the first 12 months of life.
- A Harvard University study that found a five- to seven-fold increased risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer) among young men who were exposed to fluoride between the ages of 6 and 8.
- The CDC’s recognition that fluoride is beneficial in reducing tooth decay when it’s applied topically, not taken systemically.
A somewhat biased article, expressing a consensus opinion of a group of experts, however it collates the alleged side effects of water fluoridation well:
Increase your risk of bone fractures
Decrease your thyroid function
Lower your IQ
Cause arthritic-like conditions and dental fluorosis
Possibly increase your risk of bone cancer
Do you drink fluoridated water?
I have often times been told areas without fluoridation have worse teeth because of the lack of fluoride, however it is difficult to say this because those areas tend to be poorer.
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