UK - Should fluoride be added to tap water?
Should fluoride be added to tap water?
Tory parliamentary hopeful Adrian Owens wants your views on whether fluoride should be added to tap water.
The issue is a contentious one with some believing it prevents tooth decay while others say it can damage health.
Councillor Owens wants people to log on to his website and give their opinion.
“The issue of adding fluoride to drinking water is hotly debated,” he said. “It causes divisions in all the main political parties. I’m raising this issue now because there is a real prospect that moves will be made to add fluoride to our water supplies early next year.
Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary has publicly called on health authorities to start the consultation programme for fluoridation and here in the northwest a decision on whether to launch a formal consultation is due in January.
“I want to hear the views of local people to help inform my own view on the issue. My starting point is to have grave concerns about adding any medication to our drinking water on grounds of individual freedom and reported adverse health effects, yet improved dental health is important too.
“So, I would urge West Lancashire residents to have their say and take part in this online survey which will run for the next few weeks.”
Tory parliamentary hopeful Adrian Owens wants your views on whether fluoride should be added to tap water.
The issue is a contentious one with some believing it prevents tooth decay while others say it can damage health.
Councillor Owens wants people to log on to his website and give their opinion.
“The issue of adding fluoride to drinking water is hotly debated,” he said. “It causes divisions in all the main political parties. I’m raising this issue now because there is a real prospect that moves will be made to add fluoride to our water supplies early next year.
Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary has publicly called on health authorities to start the consultation programme for fluoridation and here in the northwest a decision on whether to launch a formal consultation is due in January.
“I want to hear the views of local people to help inform my own view on the issue. My starting point is to have grave concerns about adding any medication to our drinking water on grounds of individual freedom and reported adverse health effects, yet improved dental health is important too.
“So, I would urge West Lancashire residents to have their say and take part in this online survey which will run for the next few weeks.”
posted by Bill at
9:59 AM
2 Comments:
Fluorides are commonly added to dental products and sometimes to tap water to prevent cavities. In fact some chemicals like fluoride are added to the drinking water to directly benefit the consumer. Minerals may also be beneficial and many chemicals have no adverse effects on public health. It can be a poisonous substance when it is in the body in certain amounts.
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nickysam, at 12 November, 2008
you can CHOOSE between the fluoridated and NON-fluoridated products, but NOT when its in your drinking water. If I don't want it, who are YOU (or anyone, its not personal) to force-medicate ME? It's ALL about the ethics of mass-medication. What next? Prozac to make us feel better? Seriously, if fluoride works, and that IS a big 'IF', why not brush your teeth, and if its the lower socio-economic groups that are 'at risk', why not give them free toothpaste and brushes, and EDUCATE them to what will probably happen if they don't use them, and reduce their high-suger soft drink intake? Putting fluoride in the water, en-masse, WILL BE A HUGE MISTAKE, and the tide of professional opinion is turning, big-style, to be ANTI-fluoride. ITS POISON!! RESEARCH IT !!
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Anonymous, at 15 November, 2008
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