Michael Connick "Fluoride Action Network"
Hello I'm Michael Connick,
an attorney with a Fluoride Action Network.
If you live in the United States
the odds are pretty high
that fluoride chemicals
are added to your tap water
fluoride is added to water as a way to prevent tooth decay
although health authorities in North America continued to promote fluoridation
a number of communities have recently decided
to end their fluoridation programs
in Canada the number of people drinking fluoridated water
has dropped by about twenty-five percent since 2008
so why are some communities ending fluoridation
to help answer that question
let's take a look at ten basic facts about fluoride
Fact Number 1
most developed countries do not fluoridate their water
in the United States health authorities call fluoridation
one of the top ten public health achievements of the 20th century
few other countries however share this view
in fact there are now more people
drinking fluoridated water in the United States alone
than the rest of the world combined
this is because most advanced nations
do not fluoridate their water
in Western Europe for example
ninety-seven percent of the population has water
without a single drop of fluoride added to it
Fact Number 2
fluoridated countries do not have less tooth decay
than non-fluoridated countries
it is often claimed that fluoridated water
is the main reason the United States has seen a significant decline
in tooth decay over the past 60 years
however
this same decline in tooth decay
has occurred in all developed countries
most of which have never added any fluoride to their water
today according to data from the World Health Organization
there is no discernable difference in tooth decay
between the minority of developed countries
that fluoridate the water
and the majority that do not
Fact Number 3
fluoride affects many tissues in the body
besides the teeth
advocates of fluoridation have long claimed
that the safety of fluoridation is beyond scientific debate
however according to the well-known toxicologist Dr. John Dual
who chaired the National Academy of Sciences "Review on Fluoride"
the safety of fluoridation remains
poorly studied and largely unknown
in 2006 Dual`s Committee at the NAS
published a comprehensive 500 page review of "fluoride`s toxicity"
the report concludes that fluoride is an endocrine disruptor
and can affect many things in the body
including the bones, the brain, the thyroid gland, the pineal gland,
and even blood sugar levels
so far from giving fluoride a clean bill of health
the NAS called on scientists to investigate
if current fluoride exposures in the United States
are contributing to chronic health problems
like bone disorders, thyroid disease, low intelligence,
dementia and diabetes.
Particularly in people
who are most vulnerable to fluorides effects
these recommendations highlight that
despite 60 years of fluoridation
many of the basic studies necessary
for determining the program safety
have yet to be conducted
Fact Number 4
fluoridation is not a natural process
fluoridation advocates often claim that
nature thought of fluoridation first
by this advocates mean that fluoride can occur
at naturally high levels in some water supplies
however lots of toxic substances
like Arsenic and even some medicines like
Lithium can occur at naturally high levels
this doesn't mean that they're safe
plus, the level of fluoride that is found
in the vast majority of fresh surface water
like rivers and lakes, is far lower
than the level of fluoride added in fluoridation programs
in the rare circumstance, where a river or a pond
has the same level of fluoride, that is added to tap water
studies have found, that salmon and frogs
suffer serious harm
including bone disease changes in behavior and shorter lifespan
Also
the main fluoride chemical
that is added to water
is not what most people would call
a naturally occurring compound
it is a corrosive acid
captured in the air pollution-control-devices
of the phosphate fertilizer industries
so why is fluoride captured in air pollution control devices
because fluoride gases or hazardous air pollutants
that
if released into the air
cause significant environmental harm
now just because fluoridation chemicals are derived from
the toxic gases of the fertilizer industry
doesn't necessarily mean that they're unsafe
when diluted down into our tap water
recent studies however suggests that these chemicals
may present unique risks
that are not found with natural fluorides
Fact Number 5
forty percent of american teenagers
show visible signs of fluoride overexposure
according to a recent national survey by the Centers for Disease Control
about forty percent of american teenagers
now have a condition called dental fluorosis
fluorosis is a defect of tooth enamel
that is caused by fluorides interference
with tooth forming cells
the condition shows as white spots and streaks
and in more severe cases brown stains and tooth erosion
in the 1950s health officials claimed
that fluorosis would only affect about ten percent of
children in fluoridated areas
and would be limited to its most mild forms
this however has proven false
not only do 40 percent
of american teenagers now have fluorosis
but in some fluoridated areas the rate
is as high as 70 to 80 percent
with some children suffering advanced forms of the condition
the high rate of fluorosis that we now see
reflects the fact that children today are receiving fluoride
from many sources besides tap water
when fluoridation first began
there was not a single tube of toothpaste
that contained fluoride
today if you go to a grocery store
it can be difficult to find any toothpaste
that doesn't contain fluoride
in addition to toothpaste
many processed beverages and foods
made in fluoridated countries
also contain elevated levels of fluoride
this is because when you add fluoride to water
you don't just add fluoride to the water itself
you add fluoride to all of the foods and beverages
that are made with that water
and there are other sources of fluoride as well
including fluoride pesticides, tea, teflon pans
and some fluorinated pharmaceuticals
the concern today therefore
it is not just about the safety of fluoridated water by itself
but the safety of fluoridated water
in combination with all the other sources
to which we're now exposed
Fact Number 6
for infants fluoridated water provides no benefits
only risks !
up until the 1990s health authorities advise parents
to give fluoride to newborn babies
this is no longer the case
today the Institute of Medicine
recommends that babies consume
a miniscule ten micrograms of fluoride per day
10 micrograms of fluoride is roughly
the equivalent of what babies ingest from breast milk
breast milk contains virtually no fluoride
by contrast
infants who consume fluoridated water and baby formula
consume up to 700 to 1200 micrograms per day
which is about a hundred times more fluoride
than the Institute of Medicine now recommends
according to the CDC, these early spikes of fluoride exposure
provide no known advantage to teeth
these spikes can however produce harm
for example
recent studies have found that
babies who drink fluoridated water in their formula
develope significantly higher rates of dental fluorosis
in their permanent front teeth
because of this
a number of prominent dental researchers
now advise that parents should not add fluoridated water
to baby formula
and teeth are not the only concern
in July of 2012 a team of Harvard scientists warned
that the developing brain may be another target to fluoride toxicity
the Harvard team-based this warning
on a large number of studies from China
that have found reduced IQ scores among children
exposed to elevated levels of fluoride
during the early years of life
12 of the studies that the Harvard team reviewed
found IQ loss at levels of fluoride exposure
currently deemed safe in the United States
and one of the studies which was sponsored by UNICEF
found IQ loss among nutritionally deprived children
at the same level of fluoride
that is added to water in fluoridation programs
Fact Number 7
fluoride supplements have never been approved by the FDA
this pill that I'm holding here
is called a fluoride supplement
it's designed to provide young children
who live in non-fluoridated areas
the same dose of fluoride that they would receive
by drinking fluoridated water
this particular pill
which is to be chewed and swallowed once a day
contains 0.25 milligrams of fluoride
that's the same dose of fluoride that is found
in about one glass of fluoridated water
but you can't just go into a grocery store and buy this pill
instead due to fluoride`s toxicity
you need to have a doctor's prescription
yet although fluoride supplements
have been prescribed for over 50 years
and although federal law requires that all prescription drugs
be approved as safe and effective by the FDA
the FDA has never approved fluoride supplements
for the prevention of tooth decay
in fact the only fluoride supplements
that the FDA has ever reviewed
have been rejected
so with fluoridation
we are adding to the water
a prescription-strength dose of a drug
that has never been approved by the FDA
Fact Number 8
fluoride is the only medicine
that is intentionally added to water
fluoride is the only chemical that we add to water
that doesn't actually treat the water
Chlorine for example
is added to water, to kill the bacteria
so that when we drink the water
we don't get sick
fluoride by contrast
is added to provide a medical treatment
for a disease that is not caused by the water
now fluoridation proponents claim that
fluoridation is not a medication
because in their view
it's no different than
adding Iodine to salt or Vitamin D to milk
however proponents fail to acknowledge
that Iodine and Vitamin D
are both essential nutrients
but Fluoride is not
an essential nutrient is something
the body has a physiological demand for
we need them
if we don't have enough Iodine for example
the thyroid gland will not function properly
now
fluoridation advocates sometimes claim
that fluoride is also a nutrient
but the National Academy of Sciences
has repeatedly confirmed
that this is not the case
because fluoride is not a nutrient
the FDA has defined fluoride as a drug
when used to prevent disease
tooth decay is a disease
so, when fluoride is added to a pill
to prevent tooth decay
the FDA labels it a drug and
when fluoride is added to toothpaste
to prevent tooth decay
the FDA again labels it a drug
so, as a matter of logic
adding fluoride to water, to prevent tooth decay
is a form of medication
in fact, this is a key reason
why many european Nations rejected fluoridation
because in their view the water supply is not
an appropriate way, to deliver a medicine
because with all other medicines
it is the patient not the doctor
that has the right to decide
which medications to take
fluoridation denies people
this basic right
Fact Number 9
ingesting fluoride provides little benefit to teeth
when water fluoridation first began back in the 1940s
the medical profession believed
that fluoride needed to be ingested
to be most effective at preventing cavities
this was why fluoride was added to water and pills
because these are things that people swallow
today however, it is widely recognized
that fluorides main benefit
does not actually come from ingestion
it comes from fluorides topical contact with the teeth
a fact that even the Centers for Disease Control
has now acknowledged
so with fluoridation
we are not only adding a medicine to water
we are adding a medicine
that does not actually need to be swallowed
Fact Number 10
disadvantaged communities are the most disadvantaged by fluoride
for many people the main selling point for water fluoridation
is the idea that it can provide dental care
to those who can't afford a dentist
in the United States there is a serious shortage of dentists
who will treat low-income patients
up to eighty percent of dentists for example
will not accept children on Medic-Aid
the notion however
that we can compensate for this lack of care
by forcing poor populations to consume fluoride chemicals
is a dangerous one
here's why
the dose of fluoride that can be safe for a healthy person
can be harmful for a person in poor health
children with nutrient deficiencies for example
have been found to suffer significantly higher rates of dental fluorosis
and greater damage to their brain from fluoride exposure
than children with optimal nutrition
and in the 1970s studies convincingly proved
that dialysis patients
were suffering incapacitating bone disease
from the inclusion of fluoridated water and dialysis treatment
although dialysis centers now filter the fluoride out
recent studies show
that dialysis patients continue to accumulate
high levels of fluoride in their bone
high enough to put them at risk for bone damage
so how does this relate to the question
of whether fluoridation is good for low-income populations
it relates because kidney disease,
poor nutrition and other health problems
are far more prevalent in poor populations
than affluent ones
this may help explain
why african-american and mexican-american children
suffer significantly higher rates of dental fluorosis
these disparities in fluoride risks
have prompted several civil rights leaders
including the former mayor of atlanta
and the nation's largest hispanic civil rights organization
to call for an end to fluoridation
and finally
claims that fluoridation
can prevent the high rates of tooth decay
now seen in poor areas
do not withstand scrutiny
this picture shows an example of baby bottle tooth decay
this is the most devastating form of tooth decay
seen in poor communities
studies in the United States have repeatedly found
that fluoridated water does not prevent this condition
but the big elephant in the room is this
the vast majority of poor urban areas
have been fluoridated for over 30 years
and yet are still suffering
from what many are calling an oral health crisis
in Cincinnati the city's dental director
described the state of oral health
among poor children
as absolutely heartbreaking and a travesty
noting that people would be shocked
to learn how bad the problem has become
Cincinnati has been fluoridated since 1979
in Chicago 64% of 3rd graders have tooth decay
Chicago has been fluoridated since 1956
in Boston black teeth rotted down to the roots
have been described as a common occurrence
in the city's poor neighborhoods
despite being as one nurse put it
a site we should never see in this country
Boston has been floated since 1978
poor populations need dental care
not cheap industrial chemicals in their water
the millions of dollars spent each year, promoting fluoridation
would be better spent advocating for policies
that will provide real dental care
like allowing dental therapists
to provide affordable care to populations
who have no practical access to dentists !
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