Keep our water supply free of toxic fluoride

Petitioning East Riding of Yorkshire Council

This petition will be delivered to:

East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilKeep our water supply free of toxic fluoride

paddy Holdsworth

Withernsea, United Kingdom

Hull City Council and EYRC will be looking at a proposal to put toxic fluoride in our water supply despite the evidence that it does not reduce tooth decay and has serious health consequences.

The majority of developed countries do not fluoridate their water supply.

Fluoridated countries do not have less tooth decay than non-fluoridated countries.

The many detrimental effects of low levels of fluoride in the body include:
• effects on the brain function
• disruption of hormone systems
• disruption of thyroid function
• reduced fertility
• increased bladder cancers, bone fractures and Alzheimer’s

Fluoridation is forced medication with no concern for the dose administered or the level of sensitivity to fluoride toxicity of the individuals drinking the water. For example, bottle fed babies would consume 300 times the dose of fluoride as breast fed babies.

The supposed benefit of fluoride only comes from contact with the teeth not from being swallowed. People who want the dubious benefits of fluoride can buy fluoride toothpaste.

The conditions that make people more vulnerable to fluoride toxicity are more prevalent in poor communities than affluent ones (e.g., nutrient deficiencies, infant formula consumption, kidney disease, and diabetes).

Despite claims that fluoridation can prevent the high rates of tooth decay seen in poor areas, evidence from the US shows the vast majority of poor urban communities, which have been fluoridated for over 30 years, are still suffering from a severe oral health crisis.

information and references
fluoridealert.org