First-ever government review of fluoride/thyroid toxicology shows risk .

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Fluoride Damages the Thyroid, report shows First-ever government review of

fluoride/thyroid toxicology shows risk .

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Print article Refer to a friend 2008-05-19 15:54:10 - There is

clear evidence that small amounts of fluoride, at or near levels added to U.S.

water supplies,

present potential risks to the thyroid gland, according to the National Research

Council's (NRC) first-ever published review of the fluoride/thyroid

literature.(A)

 

Fluoride, in the form of silicofluorides, injected into 2/3 of U.S. public

water supplies, ostensibly to reduce tooth decay, was never safety-tested.(B)

 

" Many Americans are exposed to fluoride in the ranges associated with thyroid

effects, especially for people with iodine deficiency, " says Kathleen Thiessen,

PhD, co-author of the government-sponsored NRC report. " The recent decline in

iodine intake in the U.S could contribute to increased toxicity of

fluoride for some individuals, " says Thiessen.

 

" A low level of thyroid hormone can increase the risk of cardiac disease, high

cholesterol, depression and, in pregnant woman, decreased intelligence of

offspring, " said Thiessen.©

 

Common thyroid symptoms include fatigue, weight gain, constipation, fuzzy

thinking, low blood pressure, fluid retention, depression, body pain, slow

reflexes, and more. It's estimated that 59 million

Americans have thyroid conditions.(D)

 

Robert Carton, PhD, an environmental scientist who worked for over 30 years for

the U.S. government including managing risk assessments on high priority toxic

chemicals, says " fluoride has detrimental effects on the thyroid gland of

healthy males at 3.5 mg a day. With iodine deficiency, the effect level drops to

0.7 milligrams/day for an average male. " (E) (1.0 mg/L fluoride is in most water

supplies)

 

Among many others, the NRC Report cites human studies which show

 

- fluoride concentrations in thyroids exceeding that found in other soft tissues

except kidney

 

- an association between endemic goiter and fluoride exposure or enamel

fluorosis in human populations

 

- fluoride adversely affects thyroid and parathyroid hormones, which affect bone

health

 

" If you have a thyroid problem, avoiding fluoride may be a good preventive

health measure for you, " writes Drs' Richard and Karilee Shames in " Thyroid

Power. " (F).

 

Over, 1,700 Physicians, Dentists, Scientists, Academics and Environmentalists

urge Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are

conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation is ineffective

and has serious health risks.

(http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.august.2007.html)

 

Please sign the petition and Congressional letter to support these

professionals http://www.FluorideAction.Net

 

References:

 

(A) " Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's

Standards, " Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, Board on

Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life

Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies of

Science. March 2006 Chapter 8

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11571

 

" Thyroid Function: Fluoride exposure in humans is associated with

elevated TSH concentrations, increased goiter prevalence, and altered

T4 and T3 concentrations. " (Page 262)

 

" (The thyroid effects are associated with average fluoride intakes

that) will be reached by persons with average exposures at fluoride

concentrations of 1-4 mg/L in drinking water, especially the

children. " (Page 260)

 

(B) Sodium Hexafluorosilicate and Fluorosilicic Acid

Review of Toxicological Literature, October 2001

http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/Chem_Background/ExSumPDF/Fluorosilicates.pdf

 

© Chemical & Engineering News, " Fluoride Risks Are Still A

Challenge, " by Bette Hileman, September 4, 2006,

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/government/84/8436gov1.html

 

(D) Mary Shomon, About.com Thyroid editor, Patient Advocate --

Author of " The Thyroid Diet " and " Living Well With Hypothyroidism "

http://thyroid.about.com/

 

(E) Fluoride, " Review of the 2006 National Research Council Report:

Fluoride in Drinking Water, " July-September 2006, by Robert J. Carton

http://www.fluorideresearch.org/393FJ2006_v39_n3_p163-172.pdf

 

(F) Thyroid Power and Feeling Fat Fuzzy or Frazzeled " by Richard

Shames MD & Karilee Shames RN, PhD http://www.thyroidpower.com

http://www.feelingfff.com/

 

 

Fluoride/Thyroid Health Effects

http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/thyroid/

 

Sources of Fluoride

http://www.fluoridealert.org/f-sources.htm

 

Sulfuryl Fluoride Pesticide Residues Allowed on Foods

http://www.fluoridealert.org/pesticides/sulfuryl.f.all.food.html

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Fluoride

Database of Selected Beverages and Foods

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Fluoride/Fluoride.html

 

Contact Information:

New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc

 

PO Box 263

Old Bethpage, NY 11804

 

Contact Person:

 

 

email: email

 

Web: http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof

 

 

 

 

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