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This week, leaked Government papers revealed plans to add fluoride to all drinking water in England and Wales. Although the addition of fluoride to our water has been proved to reduce tooth decay, it is controversial – fluoride may also be linked to increased risks of osteoporosis, kidney problems, and even cancer, and some say […]

MINISTERS are planning to allow fluoride to be added to all drinking water in England and Wales despite continuing concerns about the long-term health risks, leaked cabinet papers have revealed. They have ordered the controversial move because they believe it is the best way of reducing tooth decay among children from “deprived” areas. Only about […]

Health authorities are to get powers to increase the fluoridation of drinking water in England and Wales, despite widespread opposition. The plans were revealed in a government letter leaked to The Sunday Times, which said people opposed to fluoride could use water filters or buy bottled drinking water. Only about 11 per cent of the […]

For decades a debate has raged about putting fluoride into Britain’s water supplies. Dentists say there are proven benefits in reducing tooth decay among children, giving them healthier teeth for the rest of their lives. Some experts warn, however, of possible links with bone cancer, stomach complaints and even birth defects. Underlying that debate has […]

Fluoridation of Britain’s drinking water could be extended to millions of extra consumers under plans being drawn up by the Government. The move is being considered as a way of cutting the high rates of tooth decay among children in deprived neighbourhoods. But campaigners opposed to it say too much fluoride can cause teeth to […]

A West Midlands woman with severe thyroid problems was today revealed as the first person in the UK to be taking legal action because of the level of fluoride in her drinking water. The woman, who has not been named for legal reasons, is suing her local health authority because she claims her tap water […]

Water companies will be forced to add fluoride to Britain’s drinking supplies under moves by MPs to prevent tooth decay in children. By the age of five, nearly two-thirds of children in some parts of the UK have at least one rotten tooth. There is overwhelming evidence that fluoridation, supported by dentists, can dramatically reduce […]

Many of us put our trust in chemical fluoride as a safe and effective weapon in the fight against tooth decay. In parts of the UK, water supplies come with fluoride already added, and dentists here have recently called for this practice to be made more widespread. However, the British enthusiasm for fluoride is not […]

Scientists will call for new research today to determine whether artificially fluoridated water has harmful side-effects such as increasing the risk of hip fractures or cancers. A Medical Research Council report stresses that the benefits of water fluoridation in reducing tooth decay have been universally endorsed. But an expert working group says more evidence is […]