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The Consequences of Using Fluoride

Thursday, April 23, 2009 by: Sheryl Walters, citizen journalist

http://www.naturalnews.com/026103.html

(NaturalNews) Fluoride has been used for over sixty years to help prevent

tooth decay. Over 60% of people in the U.S. receive fluoride in their

drinking water; some water supplies have naturally occurring fluoride in it

and some have fluoride added at a water treatment facility. Since the onset

of fluoridation of the water supply there has been a drastic reduction in

the amount of tooth decay. In fact, the CDC has recognized fluoridation of

water as one of the biggest public health breakthroughs of the 20th century.

Why, then, is there a controversy over the use of fluoride in drinking water

and as a dental supplement? Critics say that the safety and effectiveness of

fluoride has never been fully proven, and that it can actually be dangerous

to consume with resulting health consequences such as neurotoxicity, cancer,

and fluorosis among others.

Studies done on mice have shown varying levels of neurotoxicity when these

mice were exposed to fluoride. The first major study that showed fluoride

caused neurotoxicity was done in 1995 by Dr. Phyllis Mullenix on mice. All

the previous theories about fluoride that the researchers were working from

were proved incorrect as the research went on. The mice who were drinking

fluoridated water were expected to perform tasks similarly to the control

mice and they did not. The fluoride was not expected to cross the

blood-brain barrier and it was proven that it did.

Eighteen subsequent studies on fluoride and the brain have shown lower I.Q.

levels in children with elevated fluoride levels, even after controlling for

other factors that could cause the lower I.Q. such as parental education

levels, lead levels, iodine exposure, and family income.

For all the studies that state that there is no association between fluoride

and cancer there are just as many noting an association. Research has shown

elevated cancer rates in cities with fluoridated water, cancerous changes in

liver cells, and unscheduled DNA synthesis.

Fluorosis is a result of over consumption of fluoride. Drinking water is the

most significant source of fluoride with fluoride in food, air, and

toothpaste also contributing. Dental fluorosis results in staining and

pitting of the teeth with some enamel damage possible at advanced levels.

Skeletal fluorosis is a more advanced and serious case of fluorosis and

results in pain and impairment of joints, muscles, and tissue.

The consequences of fluoride seem to outweigh the benefits, although

dentists and other health professionals often disagree. Personal education

about the risks and benefits of fluoride is necessary for each individual to

make the best choice for themselves.

Sources:

Fluoride and Water, (http://kidshealth.org/parent/genera...)

Fluoride Action Network, Health Effects,

(http://www.fluoridealert.org/health...)

Fluoridation/Flouride, Toxic Chemicals In Your Water,

(http://www.holisticmed.com/fluoride/)

Worth Health Organization, Water Related Diseases,

(http://www.who.int/water_sanitation...)

About the author

Sheryl is a kinesiologist, nutritionist and holistic practitioner.

Her website www.younglivingguide.com provides the latest research on

preventing disease, looking naturally gorgeous, and feeling emotionally and

physically fabulous.

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