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Government Lowers Fluoride Level
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) admitted that the fluoride levels, which they promoted and encouraged as safe, has damaged children’s teeth. Because of the huge increase in dental fluorosis (white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted teeth) in 41% of young teenagers, HHS says that water fluoride levels should be […]
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Senior U.S. Senator Comments on Fluoridation Additives
Another Community Ends Fluoridation Councilors in Carl Junction, Missouri voted to end fluoridation this past week after considering a number of concerns they had regarding the effectiveness and safety of the practice. The community, which is home to approximately 8,000 residents, started fluoridating the water supply in 2005 after voters approved the use of the […]
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Documents Reveal Sugar Industry’s Influence on U.S. Dental Policy
Dear Supporter: Collusion between the Sugar Industry and the National Institutes of Health A new article published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS Medicine reveals that recently uncovered internal documents from 1959 to 1971 show that the sugar industry successfully manipulated the research on dental decay conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR), […]
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Major media coverage & Harvard prof. calls for lower fluoride levels
Dear Supporter: We have exciting news! On Tuesday, Newsweek published a second great article on fluoridation, this time highlighting the new study linking fluoridation to an increase in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while also informing readers about many of the other known risks associated with the practice. The article, entitled “Water Fluoridation Linked to […]
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Experts Respond to Inaccurate Criticism of Brain and Thyroid Studies
Dear Supporter: Latest Victories Bennington, Vermont: Despite aggressive campaigning by a well-organized and well-funded pro-fluoridation coalition, on Tuesday residents of this community of 16,000 voted 1,539 to 1,117 in opposition to fluoridation in an advisory referendum vote. This is at least the fifth time Bennington residents have voted down fluoridation since the 1960’s. The Selectmen […]
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IRELAND: The battle to end mandatory fluoridation
The Republic of Ireland is one of two countries (Singapore is the other) with a nationwide compulsory fluoridation program, but likely not for long. The dominoes are falling in Ireland with the fifth major community calling for an end to fluoridation in 2015 and the 10th in the past year, representing more than 2 million […]
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New ADHD Study, More on Thyroid Study & Latest Victories
Dear Supporter: A New Day, Another Study Just when you thought we wouldn’t get any more bombshells this week, a study was published today linking fluoridation to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United States. The study entitled, “Exposure to fluoridated water and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder prevalence among children and adolescents in the […]
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Water Fluoridation Additives Fact Sheet
Types of Fluoride Additives Community water systems in the United States use one of three additives for water fluoridation. Decisions on which additive to use are based on cost of product, product-handling requirements, space availability, and equipment. The three additives are: Fluorosilicic acid: a water-based solution used by most water systems in the United States. […]
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Important New Study on Fluoride’s Effect on the Thyroid
Dear Supporter: A major new fluoridation study was published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health–a British Medical Journal (BMJ) publication—and it’s already getting major media attention. The study, entitled “Are fluoride levels in drinking water associated with hypothyroidism prevalence in England? A large observational study of GP practice data and fluoride levels […]
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Erin Brockovitch Publicly Opposes Fluoridation
Dear Supporter: Good news! Well-known consumer advocate and legal consultant Erin Brockovitch posted the following message on her Facebook account this past week expressing her opposition to fluoridation: “Hey… Flint, Michigan. I have been conducting my initial review of your water treatment records. Clearly, we all know this mess you are in is economically driven and not […]