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UK Against Fluoridation

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

UK - Too much fluoride in body already

Too much fluoride in body already
By Readers' Letter
RE "Bolton needs water fluoride - chief dentist", The Bolton News, October 3.
Bolton needs fluoridated water like a hole in the head.
Fluoride is a cumulative poison, and has never been shown to be an essential element for humans.The first sign of fluoride poisoning is the mottling and staining of developing teeth, known as dental fluorosis.
The NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York carried out a systematic review of research into fluoridation. Reporting in 2000, the scientists found that in fluoridated areas, 48 per cent of children showed some degree of dental fluorosis and 12.5 per cent had dental fluorosis severe enough to be "of concern".Dental fluorosis was also found in non-fluoridated areas, probably because children have a tendency to swallow toothpaste.We must conclude that many children are already receiving too much fluoride without the health authorities forcing them to take more via the public water supply.York found the studies underpinning fluoridation to be of poor quality, and could not draw definite conclusions as to benefit to teeth, effectiveness at reducing dental inequalities, long-term safety or costs.
This year, the US National Research Council has warned of a number of potentially harmful effects of long-term ingestion of fluoride.
There is evidence that increased rates of life-threatening osteosarcoma in young boys and painful, crippling skeletal fluorosis in old age might be the pay-off for this so-called "public health measure".
Elizabeth A McDonagh BSc(Hons), Cert. Ed.
Chairman of National Pure Water Association

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