<x-charset ISO-8859-1>Fluoride is such a crock. "Experts" recount the benefits yet there is no study to see if it is efficacious or not. That's right-- there is no study.
I use fluoride toothpaste as rodent poison. They like mint and bubblegum. Every year children die from fluoride poisoning yet it seems to be top secret judging by the news coverage. Kirk --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.universalwater.net/Fluoride_in_Drinking_Water.htm > > Pursuant to my research on water filters for my own use, and a comment > made in the appropriate community group that Fluoride is an additional > thing I should try to filter out, I ran into this essay: > > AMERICA: OVERDOSED ON FLUORIDE > > > by Lynn Landes, ZeroWasteAmerica.com (215) 493-1070 and Maria Bechis, > updated July 1998 > > The widespread and uncontrolled use of fluoride in our water, food, > juices, beverages, and dental products is causing widespread > overexposure to fluoride in the U.S. > > For three consecutive years, The Journal of the American Dental > Association (see JADA's Dec. 1995, July1996, July 1997) has published > studies reporting on pervasive overexposure to fluoride due to "the > widespread use of fluoridated water, fluoride dentifrice, dietary > fluoride supplements and other forms of fluoride...{There is} an > increased prevalence of dental fluorosis, ranging from about 15% to > 65% in fluoridated areas and 5% to 40% in non-fluoridated areas in > North America." > > In February of 1997, The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) warned > parents to limit their children's intake of juices due to excessive > fluoride content. > > In April of 1994, the ADA's Council on Scientific Affairs approved a > new Fluoride Supplementation Dosage Schedule with the following > cautions, "All sources of fluoride must be evaluated with a thorough > fluoride history ...Patient exposure to multiple sources can make > proper prescribing complex...Caries reduction benefits must be > balanced with risk for mild and very mild fluorosis." The multiple > sources for fluoride ingestion makes any assessment of patient > exposure to fluoride, highly speculative. > > Today, over 50% of the United States population drink fluoridated > water. Most developed countries have banned fluoride in water. Less > than 2% of Western Europe drink fluoridated water. In general, > Americans are not warned of the risks of fluoride. Food and beverage > labels do not include fluoride concentrations. > > Fluoride is the only chemical added to U.S. municipal water that is > used to mass medicate, rather than to render water safe to drink. It > is not an essential nutrient. It has never received "FDA Approval" > (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). It is listed as an "unapproved > new drug" by the FDA, and as a "contaminant" by the EPA. Although > fluoride can occur naturally in some water supplies, the type of > fluoride added to water is a hazardous waste of the aluminum, uranium, > and phosphate fertilizer industries. > > Fluoride accumulates throughout the body, over an individual's > lifetime. It effects all age groups with both long and short-term > harmful health consequences. Fluorosis is symptomatic of an > over-exposure to fluoride. Its visible characteristics are the > discoloration, white flecks, or pitting of the teeth. Fluorosis can > lead to decay in teeth and bone, and has been linked to Alzheimer's, > kidney damage, cancer, genetic damage, neurological impairment, and > bone pathology. > > In 1993, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated in its > Toxicological Profile on Fluoride," Existing data indicate that > subsets of the population maybe unusually susceptible to the toxic > effects of fluoride and its compounds. These populations include the > elderly, people with deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and/or > vitamin C, and people with cardiovascular and kidney problems... > Postmenopausal women and elderly men in fluoridated communities may > also be at increased risk of fractures." > > Is there a margin of safety for exposure to fluoride? In the 1940's, > when fluoridation of municipal water began, the "optimal" level of > exposure to fluoride for dental benefit was determined to be 1 > milligram/day. Even at the 1 mg/day exposure level, 10% of the > population were expected to contract dental fluorosis. It was > estimated that individuals drank 1 liter of water per day. At that > time, other sources of fluoride were scarce. > > In 1986, the EPA set new "maximum contaminant levels (MCLs)" for > fluoride. Above 2 mg/liter" children are likely to develop > objectionable dental fluorosis" and parents must be officially > notified. Above 4mg/liter, individuals are at risk of developing > "crippling skeletal fluorosis." It is against federal law to > fluoridate water above 4 mg/liter. > > (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Review of Fluoride Benefits > and Risks, 1991). Below is a summary and analysis of fluoride exposure > levels from food, beverages, toothpaste, and mouthwash. This data > indicates that dentists should no long prescribe supplements. > > Fluoride Concentration in Drinking Water > Fluoride Intake % Over 1 mg "Optimal" Dosage > > Unfluoridated Communities < 0.3 mg/L > 0.88- 2.20 mg/day as much > as 120 % > "Optimally" Fluoridated 0.7-1.2 mg/L > 1.58- 6.60 mg/day as much > as 560 % > Fluoridatedcommunities > 2.0 mg/L > 2.10- 7.05 mg/day > possible >605 % > (Table does not include: Fluoride supplements, pharmaceuticals, > emissions, and workplace exposures to fluoride) > > ZWA RECOMMENDATION: The FDA should be required to put fluoride through > the rigorous" controlled studies" necessary for "Disapproval." If > fluoride gains FDA Approval, then it should be treated as a prescribed > medication in order to prevent patient overexposure. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. 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