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UK Against Fluoridation

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Canadian doctors spurn hazardous fluoridation of water

Canadian doctors spurn hazardous fluoridation of water
Toronto fluoridates its water, medicating residents without their permission and often without their knowledge
By Canadian Assoc. of Physicians for the Environment
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) does not support fluoridation of drinking water for the following reasons.
1) The decline in caries in communities that are fluoridated has been highly significant -- but so has the decline that has occurred in non-fluoridated communities. There has, in fact, been a general decline in dental caries throughout the Western world, and the decline in fluoridated cities has not exceeded that in non-fluoridated communities. For example, BC drinking water is 95% non- fluoridated, whereas drinking water in Alberta is 75% fluoridated; yet the two provinces have similar rates of caries. Furthermore, Europe is 98% non-fluoridated, but global European dental health is generally equivalent to or better than that in North America. Whatever the reason for the decline in dental caries, it can not be concluded that it is the result of drinking water fluoridation.

2) The incidence of toxic effects in humans from fluoridation may well have been underestimated.

The most serious potential association is with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in boys, which appears to have been loosely associated with age of exposure to fluoride. It is true that the CDC has (as has the original researcher) acknowledged that current data are tentative, but a further larger-scale study is pending from the Harvard School of Dentistry. At the very least, such data are grounds for caution.

3) Animal studies have shown a wide range of adverse effects associated with fluoride. It has been shown to be a potential immunotoxin, embryotoxin, neurotoxin and harmful to bony tissues, including both dental and ordinary bone. In addition, it can damage (inhibit) thyroid function in several species, including humans. Its effect on ecosystem balance has been little researched, but is unlikely to be positive.

4) The intake of fluoride from drinking water is uncontrolled, and can lead to dental fluorosis in children who are inclined to drink large amounts of water. Both natural and artificially flouridated water can cause this effect, which is, of course, simply a visible representation of an effect on the entire bony skeleton. The cost of repairing teeth damaged by fluorosis is not trivial; moderate to severe effects can require $15,000 or more in dental fees.

It seems clear that a) fluoridation is unlikely to be the cause of the decline in caries in Europe and North America b) the potential for adverse effects is real, and c) current evidence points in the direction of caution. Over the last decade, recommendations with respect to acceptable fluoride exposure have steadily declined, and cautions have increased. Any dental benefit that may accrue from fluoride exposure is fully achieved by controlled topical application of fluoride compounds by trained dental professionals, not by fluoride ingestion. [The analysis of Dr. Hardy Limeback, Head, Preventive Dentistry, at the University of Toronto, further clarifies these points.] On the basis of this "weight of evidence" we believe that fluoridation of drinking water is scientifically untenable, and should not be part of a public health initiative or program.

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  • www.dianabuckland.webs.com said...

    We in Queensland Australia are taking on our Government - they had damn well better stop poisoning We The People - we will no longer be their lab rats and their silicofluoride S6 toxic waste (sourced from industry) disposal units - see info on www.dianabuckland.webs.com

    CALLING A GLOBAL REVOLUTION - AND TELL THESE CROOKS WHO ARE POISONING US THAT THE 'FLUORIDE' GAME IS UP!

    RALLY AGAINST CHEMICAL WATER FLUORIDATION OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT HOUSE BRISBANE 9 AM - 11 AM 10TH FEBRUARY, 2009

    Calling a Global Revolution against S6 poisons silicofluorides in our water supplies as "water fluoridation schemes". These are dangerous poisons and the Evidence of Extreme Harm has been suppressed http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/33574

    POISON IN YOUR WATER SUPPLIES http://www.redox.com/msds/data/sosili.html
    Say No to water fluoridation S6 poisons globally.

    Paul Connett's FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK www.fluoridealert.org/
    QUEENSLANDERS FOR SAFE WATER www.qawf.org
    PEOPLE'S CLASS ACTION TRUST www.peoplesclassaction.org
    *FLUORIDE *INFORMATION* AUSTRALIA* www.dianabuckland.webs.com
    QUEENSLANDERS FOR SAFE WATER GOLD COAST www.thehealthvine.net
    Say No to Recycled Sewerage & fluoride www.goldcoastwaterwatch.webs.com

    Diana Buckland
    MCS-GLOBAL WEBSITE: www.mcs-global.org
    Awareness, Education, Information & Recognition of Chemical Injury,
    Chemical Hypersensitivity, Chemical Sensitivity/MCS & other
    chemically induced illnesses & diseases affecting civilians & military personnel
    Global Chemical Pollution & the disastrous effects on human health & environmental health - CANCER AND THE CHEMICAL CONNECTION
    Kallangur, Queensland, Australia
    phone 61+7+32853573
    Email: dbucklan@bigpond.net.au

    Only after the last tree has been cut down
    Only after the last river has been poisoned
    Only after the last fish has been caught
    ONLY then will you realise that money cannot be eaten
    Cree Indian Prophecy


    --
    RALLY AGAINST CHEMICAL WATER FLUORIDATION OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT HOUSE BRISBANE 9 AM - 11 AM 10TH FEBRUARY, 2009

    Calling a Global Revolution against S6 poisons silicofluorides in our water supplies as "water fluoridation schemes". These are dangerous poisons and the Evidence of Extreme Harm has been suppressed http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/33574

    POISON IN YOUR WATER SUPPLIES http://www.redox.com/msds/data/sosili.html
    Say No to water fluoridation S6 poisons globally.

    Paul Connett's FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK www.fluoridealert.org/
    QUEENSLANDERS FOR SAFE WATER www.qawf.org
    PEOPLE'S CLASS ACTION TRUST www.peoplesclassaction.org
    *FLUORIDE *INFORMATION* AUSTRALIA* www.dianabuckland.webs.com
    QUEENSLANDERS FOR SAFE WATER GOLD COAST www.thehealthvine.net
    Say No to Recycled Sewerage & fluoride www.goldcoastwaterwatch.webs.com

    Diana Buckland
    MCS-GLOBAL WEBSITE: www.mcs-global.org
    Awareness, Education, Information & Recognition of Chemical Injury,
    Chemical Hypersensitivity, Chemical Sensitivity/MCS & other
    chemically induced illnesses & diseases affecting civilians & military personnel
    Global Chemical Pollution & the disastrous effects on human health & environmental health - CANCER AND THE CHEMICAL CONNECTION
    Kallangur, Queensland, Australia
    phone 61+7+32853573
    Email: dbucklan@bigpond.net.au

    Only after the last tree has been cut down
    Only after the last river has been poisoned
    Only after the last fish has been caught
    ONLY then will you realise that money cannot be eaten
    Cree Indian Prophecy

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 15 January, 2009  

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