2022-04-02
Fluoridation of water supplies has been with us for many years - so many years in fact that the origins of the practice have receded into the mists of antiquity for most practical purposes.
Now the UK Parliament intends to inflict this practice upon us whether we want it or not.
Did we vote for it? - no, we have in fact often voted against it, which is why perhaps the government has determined that we must do as we are told and drink it anyway. Enough of this voting nonsense!
So what are the arguments for and against fluoridation?
Robert Carnaghan writing somewhat inauspiciously on 1st April for the Daily Sceptic delves back into history to unearth the original arguments:
"For about 70 years it has been claimed that fluoridation reduces dental decay, and that it is safe. Although there is abundant evidence showing that in fact it is neither effective nor safe, the proponents of fluoridation have long had the advantage of far greater funding than that available to sceptics"
Well, no surprises there.
"The original trials were studied by Dr. Philip Sutton in Australia who graduated with honours in Dental Science. Asked to examine them, he found they were of low quality, full of errors and omissions"
"When the UK pilot studies started, it was officially stated that they should include 'full medical and dental examinations at all ages', but no medical examinations were done, and neither short-term nor long-term possible harms were explored. This lack of concern continues, with a general failure in fluoridated countries to monitor fluoride exposure or side effects"
So it seems that our MHRA is treading a long-established path of paying lip service to monitoring safety but apparently doing nothing.
"In 2006, a major report by the U.S. National Research Council said that fluoride exposure is plausibly associated with neurotoxicity, gastrointestinal problems, endocrine problems and other ailments"
“Fluoride is causing a greater overall loss of IQ points today than lead, arsenic or mercury”
"As early as 1951 a confidential gathering of State Dental Directors in the U.S. was advised [download] by Dr. Frank Bull, “We have told the public it works, so we can’t go back on that”. If it was difficult then, it must be very difficult now for prestigious dental and medical organisations to admit that the assurances of effectiveness and safety they have given for so long were at best mistaken and at worst fraudulent"
"Water fluoridation is a blunderbuss that hits far more than the intended target"
You get the picture, but that's not the half of it. There is a wealth of information in this outstanding article.
Not mentioned in the article but no less relevant is the impact of fluorine on the thyroid gland, where it tends to displace iodine in the essential thyroid hormones.
Can't wait?
Coming to the taps in your house soon!
For more information see
