People ask why "NO" to water fluouoridation. The reasons are it can cause serious health problems, especially to the elderly, those of Aboriginal Descent, and especially babies and children.
95% of the world population do not fluoridate their drinking water (www.fluridealert.org) and yet have similar tooth decay to heavily fluoridated countries (World Health Organisation Data, 2012).
The serious health problems that can occur are dental fluorosis, brittle bones, thyroid malfunction, and kidney impairment. For example dental fluorosis is the staining, pitting and discolouring of the tooth enamel, a proven sign of fluoride toxicity. Fluoride accumulates in the bones, excess fluoride changes bone structure and can make them more brittle. Also fluoride is an endocrine disruptor and can lower thyroid activity. Finally people with kidney impairment have a lower margin of safety for fluoride intake. Individuals with kidney disease have decreased ability to excrete fluoride in urine and are at risk of developing fluorosis (Bansal E. and Tiwari, SC., 2006, Nephol Dial Transplant, 21: 2331-3).
Unborn babies can be neurologically damaged because fluoride crosses the placenta from the mother's blood to the developing foetus (Centers for Disease Control USA). Fluoride is an established neurotoxin. There are noew 36 human studies linking fluoride exposure to lowering of IQ. And boys exposed to fluoridated water from ages 5 to 8 have a five-fold greater risk of developing Osteosarcoma before the age of 20 (Bassin, E., 2006, Cancer Cauyses Control.)
Help us end forced water fluoridation!
