USA - Five Decades Later, Fluoride Fight Continues

GRAND RAPIDS — It's an issue that has been the center of controversy for decades. Dentists credit adding fluoride to our drinking water supply for a decrease in tooth decay, but a growing number of critics say it's time to stop.

Brian Nylaan, DDS, runs a practice in Kent County. "It's got a 55 year proven track record," Dr. Nylaan says of fluoride.
Five Decades Later, Fluoride Fight Continues
Lisa LaPlante
FOX 17 News Reporter
Others say it's a chemical that can be dangerous to your health. "It's like putting a medicinal property in water and we don't do that, we don't put medicines in water," says Barb Meconis of Holistic Care Approach in Grand Rapids Township. She steers clear of city water; she uses a water purifier at her clinic. "People should drink purified water, and that means water that's gone through some type of filtration system so that both the fluoride and the chlorine has been filtered out of the water."

In the past several years, studies have found people who are exposed to higher amounts of fluoride have lower IQ's than their counterparts. Dr. Tammy Born says she sees patients suffering from flourosis - too much fluoride. She says her concerns are osteoporosis and worse. "There's possibly some evidence that it could affect cancer and some symptoms, and I think the downsides now outweigh the upsides," Dr. Tammy Born told FOX 17 News........