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Fluoridated tap water
On Nov. 9, 2006, the American Dental Association quietly sent a memo to its membership advising dentists that infants under 1 year of age should be safeguarded from consuming formula mixed with fluoridated tap water.
After years of steadfast support for a "one-size fits all" regiment for fluoride, the ADA has recognized that infants' delicate body makeup is especially susceptible to the harmful effects of the fertilizer industry byproduct. Even the minute amount added to tap water (1.2 parts per million) is enough to cause incurable dental fluorosis, an ugly brown staining on teeth.
To avoid exposure, the ADA recommends that parents should purchase bottled water that does not contain fluoride when reconstituting formula for their infants.
While this may be helpful advice, it would be much simpler (and cost effective) to eliminate Minnesota's 36-year fluoridation program altogether. That way, people could choose their individual forms of medication without having it automatically fed into the tap water. Folks wishing to use fluoride supplements could do so at their own will.
Neither parents nor anyone should have to avoid exposure to chemicals in the tap water based on safety concerns.
Jason Krueger
University of Minnesota-Duluth alumnus
On Nov. 9, 2006, the American Dental Association quietly sent a memo to its membership advising dentists that infants under 1 year of age should be safeguarded from consuming formula mixed with fluoridated tap water.
After years of steadfast support for a "one-size fits all" regiment for fluoride, the ADA has recognized that infants' delicate body makeup is especially susceptible to the harmful effects of the fertilizer industry byproduct. Even the minute amount added to tap water (1.2 parts per million) is enough to cause incurable dental fluorosis, an ugly brown staining on teeth.
To avoid exposure, the ADA recommends that parents should purchase bottled water that does not contain fluoride when reconstituting formula for their infants.
While this may be helpful advice, it would be much simpler (and cost effective) to eliminate Minnesota's 36-year fluoridation program altogether. That way, people could choose their individual forms of medication without having it automatically fed into the tap water. Folks wishing to use fluoride supplements could do so at their own will.
Neither parents nor anyone should have to avoid exposure to chemicals in the tap water based on safety concerns.
Jason Krueger
University of Minnesota-Duluth alumnus
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