Natural Fluoride: The Hidden Poison

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Fluoride: The Hidden Poison in the National Organic Standards

 

 

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By Ellen and Paul Connett, Ph.D.

 

 

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Introduction

 

The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) revised rule on National Organic

Standards (NOS), proposed in March 2000, was finalized in December. For the most

part, the standards have been written with care and integrity. For the rest,

they attracted over 40,000 comments from the public. The standards were first

proposed in 1997 and included proposals to use sewage sludge, irradiation,

antibiotics in livestock, and genetically modified organisms. USDA withdrew the

proposal after receiving over 275,000 comments from the public-- the most

comments received on any US agency proposal in history.

 

In the main the public's efforts on this issue paid off well. In the final NOS

the four practices listed above were out, but unfortunately, despite over 100

comments, those concerned about fluoride were ignored. Incredibly, the new

standards allow the use of the toxic substance sodium fluoride in organic

agriculture.

 

Fluoride is a persistent and non-degradable poison that accumulates in soil,

plants, wildlife, and humans. Many organic farmers may be unaware that this

highly toxic substance has been allowed for use in the NOS, because its presence

is hidden. However, it is there:

 

 

 

- As Sodium Fluoride tucked away in the US EPA List 4 Inerts ( " Inerts

which have sufficient data to substantiate they can be used safely in pesticide

products, according to EPA. " ), which are allowed for use in the NOS.

 

- In Bone Meal (which can contain 1000 ppm - or more- fluoride), also

included in US EPA List 4 Inerts ( " Inerts generally regarded as safe, i.e., corn

cobs and cookie crumbs, " according to EPA).

 

 

To call sodium fluoride an " inert " is Orwellian and defies one of the NOS's

stated principles: producers shall not use " natural poisons such as arsenic or

lead salts that have long-term effects and persist in the environment. " Fluoride

is clearly in this category. Sadly, the use of fluoride in organic farming could

undermine the public's confidence and safety in organic food - both here and

abroad. This will become more obvious as the movement against fluoridation of

public water picks up momentum worldwide. As it does more and more people will

be asking questions about fluoride levels in their food. Unlike the List of

Inerts, fluoride levels in organic food cannot be hidden.

 

The purpose of this article is to argue the case against any use of fluoride in

organic agriculture in the hope that despite these new standards it will

encourage organic farmers to go " fluoride free. " Before we proceed we wish to

note the following:

 

* The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) stated in 1993:

" Existing data indicate that subsets of the population may be unusually

susceptible to the toxic effects of fluoride and its compounds. These

populations include the elderly, people with deficiencies of calcium, magnesium,

and/or vitamin C, and people with cardiovascular and kidney problems... Because

fluoride is ubiquitous in food and water, the potential for human exposure is

substantial (ATSDR, p 112, 153). "

 

* The studies on which the US EPA relied in establishing its maximum contaminant

level (MCL) for fluoride in drinking water - 4 parts per million (ppm) - and on

which it has relied to perform risk assessments for fluoride pesticide residue

levels were seriously flawed. Not only has the union representing professionals

at EPA's DC headquarters called for an independent review of these studies,

their concern led them to two unprecedented actions. In 1986 they filed an

Amicus Curiae brief in a lawsuit brought by the Natural Resources Defense

Council against EPA for its MCL of 4 ppm for fluoride in drinking water. The

union charged that the MCL was based on shoddy science and was not protective of

public health. In 1997 the union announced its support of a citizens group

fighting mandatory fluoridation in California.

 

* Elsewhere, we have gone into the dangers posed by water fluoridation (see " 50

Reasons for Opposing Fluoridation, " www.fluoridealert.org). A great deal of

animal and human research, much of it published since 1990, points to fluoride's

potential to damage the bones of the elderly, and interfere with the functioning

of the brain, thyroid gland, pineal gland, kidney, and reproductive system.

 

* In 1998, a fluoride study published in Brain Research reported damage to rat

kidneys and brain at very low doses. Rats were given 1 ppm fluoride in doubly

distilled and de-ionized water for 52 weeks. In other words they were given the

same levels as we get in fluoridated water, albeit without the other ions

present in tap water. One group of rats was given aluminum-fluoride (AlF3) and

another, sodium fluoride (NaF). In both cases amyloid deposits were found in the

rat brains. Amyloid deposits are tangles in the brain and are associated with

Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia. Scientists do not know why they

form. The rats in the control did not have them. The authors of the study

speculate that fluoride enables aluminum to cross the blood brain barrier

(Varner et al). This paper has caused quite a stir in regulatory circles and has

prompted both the NIEHS and the EPA to nominate aluminum fluoride for

comprehensive study by the National Toxicology Program.

 

* In 1994, a FDA researcher published results from a study that found an

association between residence in counties with high fluoride concentrations in

drinking water (3 ppm) with decreased birth rates. The author raised the

question " whether public health concerns and toxicologic research should not

shift their focus from the isolated intake from fluoridated water to the

potential toxicity of the total fluoride intake (Freni). " This suggestion is

important, because surprisingly, a great deal of the promotion of fluoridation

in the US has centered on the concentration of fluoride in drinking water and

has been very cavalier about the total dose of fluoride we get from ALL sources.

 

A Little History

 

Fluorine is one of 92 naturally occurring elements. It is a member of the

halogen family, which includes chlorine, bromine and iodine. It is a pale yellow

gas which is extremely reactive. As a result it is never found free in nature

but only combined with other elements. These compounds are called fluorides.

Fluorine readily forms compounds with all elements except two: helium and neon.

Despite being the thirteenth most abundant element in the earth's crust, it is

not an essential nutrient for any living thing.

 

The level of human milk is 100 times lower than infant formula reconstituted

with fluoridated drinking water, e.g. 0.01 ppm vs 1.0 ppm. Apart from its

reaction with the calcium hydroxy apatite found in dental enamel, bone, and the

pineal gland, fluorine has never been incorporated into the building blocks of

living things.

 

The most common mineral containing fluorine is fluorspar (CaF2). It has been

used for centuries as a flux in the smelting of ores and gave fluorine its name

(from the Latin word fluere meaning " to flow " ). Other important mineral sources

of fluorine are cryolite (Na3AlF6), flurapatite (Ca5 (PO4)3.F) and other

phosphate rocks.

 

Before World War II, fluorine could only be generated in very small quantities

for experimental purposes " and could not be purchased at any price. " The

breakthrough to large scale production came from the work of the Manhattan

Project's efforts to build the Atomic Bomb (Kirk et al). Massive quantities of

fluorine were necessary to separate and concentrate the uranium isotopes

 

After World War II, huge quantities of fluorine have been used to produce

organofluorine compounds (compounds where fluorine is attached to carbon). These

include chlorinated fluorocarbons (CFCs ); Teflon® (polytetrafluoroethylene), an

extremely stable plastic resistent to the vast majority of chemicals including

fluorine gas; and many pharmaceuticals and pesticides.

 

The sources of fluoride getting into the food supply

 

1. Background levels of fluoride in food

 

According to Waldbott et al, " Virtually every food contains at least some

fluoride. Plants take it up from the soil and from the air. From the soil,

fluoride is transmitted through fine hair rootlets into the stems, and some

reaches the leaves. Plants absorb more fluoride from sandy than from clay soil

and more from wet and acid soils than from dry and alkaline ones... (Waldbott et

al, p 37). "

 

According to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), " Fresh or

unprocessed foods available in the U.S. have fluoride concentrations that

generally range from 0.02 to 2.00 ppm. Marine fish that are consumed with bones

and bone meal supplements have been shown to be a rich source of fluoride in

human food…The bones of some land-based animals also contain high levels of

fluoride (DHHS, p 10). "

 

2. Cooking with fluoridated water

 

According to ATSDR, " Cooking food in fluoridated water results in increased

dietary fluoride levels (p 151). " Approximately 60% of US public drinking water

supplies are fluoridated. Unlike chlorine, fluoride does not enter the steam

when water is boiled. Thus during cooking the fluoride increases in

concentration.

 

3. Processed food and beverages

 

One of the unexpected results of water fluoridation was the multiplier effect

caused by the processing of foods and beverages using fluoridated water.

According to DHSS, " The natural food content of most foods is so small that its

contribution is insignificant compared with the amount of fluoride produced

through cooking and processing food in fluoridated water (p 10). " However, that

comment may not have included the contribution made by pesticide residues

containing fluoride.

 

4. Pesticides

 

We have identified approximately 150 fluoridated pesticides. The three most

widely used are herbicides: Trifluralin, Fluometuron and Benefin (Befluralin)

(EPA, Aug 97). The category " Fluorine Insecticides " include Cryolite, Barium

hexafluorosilicate, Sodium hexafluorosilicate, Sodium fluoride, and Sulfluramid.

 

5. The use of cryolite in agriculture

 

Cryolite is a naturally occurring inorganic substance; however, most present day

supplies of cryolite are synthetically produced. It is used on many fruits,

vegetables and ornamental crops to protect against leaf eating pests. Cryolite

is formulated as dusts, wettable powders and water dispersible granulars and can

be applied by ground or aerial spray. The predominant use of cryolite is on

California grapes followed by potatoes and citrus.

 

Cryolite was first registered as a pesticide in the U.S. in 1957. Its

insecticidal mode of action is predominantly as a stomach poison. Fluoride has

been identified as the residue of toxicological concern (Federal Register, March

1997).

 

The fact that cryolite contains an aluminofluoride ion which loses fluoride ions

in solution is of considerable concern. It is well established that the complex

ion AlF4- is able to switch on G-proteins which are of fundamental importance in

the transmission of messages from some water soluble hormones and

neurotransmitters across cell membranes (Strunecka and Patocka).

 

California grape growers use cryolite to control two insects that can devastate

vineyards. Researchers from California State University in Fresno conducted a 5

year study (1990-1994) on vineyards throughout the San Joaquin Valley. They

found that " [m]ultiple applications of Cryolite during the growing season

significantly increase fluoride in wines. " Notably they found fluoride levels

between 3 - 6 ppm in Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc,

Thompson Seedless, Barbera, Muscat Candi, Ruby Cabernet; and levels between 6 -

<9 ppm in French Colombard and Zinfandel. They noted " that fluoride levels in

wine produced from grapes not treated with Cryolite can range from 0.1 to 1.6

ppm, depending upon location and variety (Ostrom). " At 6 ppm one glass of wine

(175 ml) would have delivered as much fluoride as about a liter of optimally

fluoridated water!

 

In the 1990's a 3 ppm fluoride limit was in effect for US wines exported to

European Communities (EC). However, the EC recently lowered the allowable levels

of fluoride in wine to 1 ppm. (Note: the vast majority of EC countries do not

fluoridate their water). Responding to the potential loss of a $250 million

export market, California received a time-limited residue tolerance for

Tebufenozide on grapes as an alternative to cryolite. As stated in EPA's

approval:

 

.... " for the 2000 crop year, nearly all major California wineries with export

markets have advised their growers that they will not accept grapes which have

been treated with cryolite or any other product which would affect the level of

fluorides in wines. There is a direct correlation between even limited use of

cryolite on wine grapes which can result in fluoride levels in wine above 3 ppm

(Federal Register, July 2000). "

 

The current tolerance levels for cryolite on allowed crops is 7 ppm (see Table

1). In 1997 EPA proposed much higher tolerances (see Table 2). In 1997 EPA

re-extended a time-limited tolerance use (up to 11-21-01) of 22 ppm for potato

waste, a processed animal feed commodity and a 2 ppm fluoride residue in or on

raw potatoes (Federal Register, Dec 1997).

 

 

 

TABLE 1.

 

7 ppm Established Tolerances: For combined residues of the insecticidal

fluorine compounds cryolite and synthetic cryolite (sodium aluminum fluoride) in

or on the following:

 

Apricots; Beets, roots; Blackberries; Blueberries (huckleberries);

Boysenberries; Broccoli; Brussels sprouts; Cabbage; Cauliflower; Citrus fruits;

Collards; Cranberries; Cucumbers; Dewberries; Eggplant; Grapes; Kale; Kohlrabi;

Lettuce; Loganberries; Melons; Nectarines; Peaches; Peppers; Plums (fresh

prunes); Pumpkins; Radish, roots; Raspberries; Rutabaga, roots; Squash (winter);

Squash (summer); Strawberries; Tomatoes; Turnip, roots; Youngberries.

 

 

 

 

TABLE 2.

 

1997: Proposed tolerances for combined residues of the insecticidal

fluorine compounds cryolite and synthetic cryolite (sodium aluminum fluoride) in

or on the following. EPA has yet to make a decision on these proposed new

tolerances.

 

 

Commodity Current Proposed

cabbage 7 ppm 45 ppm

citrus fruits 7 ppm 95 ppm

collards 7 ppm 35 ppm

eggplant 7 ppm 30 ppm

lettuce 7 ppm

lettuce, head 180 ppm

lettuce, leaf 40 ppm

peaches 7 ppm 10 ppm

raisins none 55 ppm

tomatoes 7 ppm 30 ppm

tomatoe paste none 45 ppm

 

(Federal Register: August 7, 1997)

 

 

 

In our view, the current tolerance level of 7 ppm is high. The tolerances

proposed in 1997 (Table 2) are exceedingly high and EPA has not made a final

decision on them. What is extremely disturbing is that the proposed increases

were not based on any new toxicological or health considerations but simply on

the calculations by the cryolite pesticide producers of what residues were left

after typical spraying operations! Instead of proposing different spraying

strategies the EPA came back and proposed increasing the tolerance level. In

other words the EPA is adjusting its toxicological analysis to fit industry's

needs, not to protect the public health or the environment. Moroever, out of the

95 references cited in EPA's 155 page report for these tolerances, only 2 were

published in the open literature. Of the two published reports, one was a 1975

paper on toxicity of chemicals to Honey Bees, and the second was the intensely

controversial 1990 National Toxicology Program (NTP) report on fluoride's

carcinogencity. The majority of the unpublished papers were submitted by the

producers of cryolite pesticides (US EPA, 1996).

 

6) Sodium Fluoride (NaF)

 

Sodium fluoride is used as a rodenticide and insecticide (mainly for roaches and

ants), as a disinfectant for fermentation apparatus in breweries and

distilleries, in wood preservation, and in rimmed steel manufacture (ATSDR, p

138). NaF is far more toxic than cryolite because it is far more soluble in

water and thus more readily taken up by plants and absorbed by animals.

 

ATSDR states that the main use of NaF is as a drinking water additive for

prevention of dental caries, but fails to point out that this is obtained as a

waste product from the superphosphate fertilizer industry containing other toxic

contaminants (see below).

 

We had requested information from USDA on the uses of NaF in organic

agriculture. They have not replied. It is possible that the NaF which is

allowed, like the agent used for fluoridating public drinking water, is an

industrial waste product. In which case in addition to the toxicity of fluoride

must be added concern about contaminants like arsenic, lead, and even traces of

radioactive isotopes. This is an incredible state of affairs for something

described as an " inert " in EPA's list 4 inerts included in the NOS!

 

7) Superphosphate Fertilizer

 

Phosphate rock minerals are the only significant global resources of phosphorus.

Approximately 90% of phosphate rock production is used for fertilizers and

animal feed supplements, which are defluorinated, and the balance for industrial

chemicals (US Geologic Survey, 1999).

 

In the US phosphate rock is produced by 11 companies at 18 mines. 12 mines in

Florida and 1 in North Carolina accounted for 86% of domestic production. The US

accounted for more than 50% of global trade of converted phosphate products.

 

Because phosphate rock contains considerable quantities of fluoride (up to 5%)

the superphosphate industry has been a key player in fluoride pollution and

exposure of people to fluoride for over a century.

 

Firstly, the superphosphate itself contains residual fluoride and according to a

1971 study cited by the ATSDR: " fertilization with superphosphates added to the

soil 8-20 kg fluoride/hectare (ATSDR, p 146). " Phosphate fertilizers contain

between one and three percent fluoride, and " fertilized tuber plants such as

potatoes, beets, radishes, etc., assimilate more fluoride from the soil than

from the atmosphere (Waldbott et al, p 37). "

 

Secondly, to prepare superphosphate, phosphate rock is heated with sulfuric

acid. This results in the release of gaseous hydrogen fluoride and silicon

tetrafluoride. Prior to World War II this led to considerable damage to local

farmland and grazing cattle. Today, most of the hydrogen fluoride and silicon

tetrafluoride are captured in wet scrubbing systems producing a solution of

hexafluorosilicic acid, together with other toxic contaminants such as arsenic,

lead and trace amounts of radioactive isotopes.

 

Thirdly, the hexafluorosilicic acid captured by the superphosphate fertilizer

industry is then sold for fluoridating our public drinking water. Over 90% of

the fluoridated waters sytems in the US use either hexafluorosilicic acid or the

sodium salt made from it.

 

So one way or another the fluoride from the superphosphate industry enters our

bodies via our food, our air or our water!

 

8. Powdered or Raw Phosphate Rock

 

Organic farmers and gardeners are advised to use powdered phosphate rock as a

" natural " fertilizer. Unfortunately in this context, the word " natural " does not

mean benign. In addition to containing 2-5% fluoride, the raw phosphate rock

also contains a number of other toxic substances. The following advice is listed

in our 1978 edition of The Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: the use of

Phosphate rock is as an " excellent source of phosphorus for fertilizer use... it

contains 65 percent calcium phosphate or bone phosphate of lime as well as ...

calcium, carbonate, calcium fluoride, iron oxide, iron sulfide, alumina, silica,

manganese dioxide, titanium oxide, sodium, copper, chromium, magnesium,

strontium, barium, lead, zinc, vanadium, boron, silver, and iodine.... Phosphate

rock today has been ground finer than talcum powder, so that a significant part

of it is gradually available to the plant... (Rodale, p 863) "

 

We would add that unfortunately this means that the fluoride is also slowly

available for uptake into the plants and thence into our " wholesome organic "

diet.

 

9. Bone Meal

 

Another concern with organic gardening and farming is the use of bone meal,

which is allowed for use in the National Organic Standards under EPA's List 4

Inerts. This meal is prepared mainly from the bones of farm animals. Fluoride

concentrates in the bones of all mammals and we can expect concentrations to be

in the 1000 ppm plus range. There is also the concern about transmission of Mad

Cow disease through contact with bone meal.

 

10. Industrial air pollution

 

In addition to the Superphosphate industry, discussed above, many other

industries put fluoride compounds into the air, some of which ends up in our

food. These include: aluminum smelters, zinc smelters, brickworks, ceramic

works, steel mills, uranium enrichment facilities, coal fired power plants, and

oil refineries.

 

" An estimated 74% of the reported fluorspar (CaF2) consumption in the United

States in 1995 went into the production of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in Louisiana,

Texas, and Kentucky. HF is the primary ingredient from which virtually all

organic and inorganic fluorine-bearing chemicals are produced (US Geologic

Survey, 1997). "

 

In 1998, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) ranked Hydrofluoric Acid number 6 for

Toxic Air Releases in the US.

 

Conclusion

 

A recent analysis of the Canadian food basket indicates that a typical North

American diet delivers about 1.8 mg of fluoride per day (Dabeka, 1995). This is

nearly twice the amount of fluoride one would receive from drinking one liter of

fluoridated water. Some of this fluoride we can do little about, but the one

source we should not have to contend with is that introduced by organic farmers.

When we pay extra money to avoid pesticides, we don't expect to get doses of an

extremely toxic pesticide! Thus, even though these new National Organic

Standards permit organic farmers to use bone meal and sodium fluoride, we urge

them not to do so. We also urge them to avoid the use of powdered phosphate

rock. We urge readers to make their voices heard on this issue. In the future,

we will be looking for labels which say " organic " and " fluoride free " .

 

 

What you can do:

 

Request a " Specific Prohibition " for Sodium Fluoride and Bone Meal (on

EPA's List 4 Inerts) from the " National List. " This is the list of approved and

prohibited substances in the National Organic Standards. Petitions should be

submitted to: Program Manager, USDA/AMS/TMP/NOP, Room 2945, South Building, P.O.

Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456.

 

 

 

 

The National Organic Standards are available at:

www.ams.usda.gov/nop

 

 

 

 

Fluoride Fact Sheet

David C. Kennedy, D.D.S.

 

 

FACT #1 Fluoride is more toxic than lead, and just like lead, even in

minute doses, accumulates in and is damaging to brain/mind development of

children, i.e. produces abnormal behavior in animals and reduces IQ in

humans.

 

FACT #2 Fluoridation is cancer-causing, cancer-promoting, and is linked

to increased cancer rates in rats, mice, and humans . Dr. William Marcus,

Senior Science Advisor at the Office of Drinking Water, stated

unequivocally in his May Day Memo that fluoride is a carcinogen.

Full text of the memo available 800-728-3833

 

FACT #3 Numerous studies, including four published in the Journal of the

American Medical Association since 1990, have found that hip fracture rates

are substantially higher in people residing in fluoridated communities .

 

FACT #4 Dental fluorosis, the first visible sign of fluoride poisoning,

affects from 8% to 51% of the children drinking fluoridated water and has

substantially increased over the last 40 years . Dental fluorosis is more

than cosmetic damage with psychological harm. It is also indicative of

neurological impairment (See ref. C 3 Dr. Li)

 

FACT #5 All of the recent large-scale studies on fluoridation and tooth

decay show that fluoridation does not reduce tooth decay . Studies from New

Zealand, Canada, Europe, and the US have confirmed no difference in decay

rates for permanent teeth of residents of fluoridated vs. non-fluoridated

communities.

 

FACT #6 Fluoride drops and tablets are not approved by the U.S. Food and

Drug Administration as safe or effective . Ingested fluoride has no

detectable effect on decay rates. Fluoride tablets and drops have been

shown to be ineffective in reducing tooth decay and to cause skin

eruptions, gastric distress, headache, and weakness - which disappear when

fluoride use is discontinued - as well as dental fluorosis, a permanent

disfigurement.

 

FACT #7 Fluoride causes iodine deficiency which can result in

hypothyroidism and frequently in hyperthyroidism. Fluorides were prescribed

to patients suffering from hyperthyroidism as anti-thyroid medication prior

to 1950. Fluoride exposure may exacerbate iodine deficiency. During

pregnancy, when iodine requirements are at their peak, the fetus is

especially vulnerable.

Even a slightly underfunctioning thyroid gland can result in loss of IQ in

the newborn.

 

The following warning is required an all fluoridated toothpaste by the FDA

since April of 1997 due to the large number of calls to the Poison Control

Centers for children who became acutely ill from ingested fluoride. There

is approximately 1 milligram of fluoride in a pea sized drop of toothpaste.

 

" WARNING: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. In case of

accidental overdose, seek professional assistance or contact a poison

control center immediately. "

 

 

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References:

 

Fact #1 Neurotoxicity and intelligence

Rats:

A) Chronic Administration of Aluminum-Fluoride or Sodium-Fluoride to Rats

in Drinking Water: Alterations in Neuronal and Cerebrovascular Integrity,

JA Varner, KF Jensen, W Horvath, RL Issacson,. Brain Research Vol. 784, pp

284-298 1998

B) Influence of chronic fluorosis on membrane lipids in rat brain. Z.Z.

Guan, Y.N. Wang, K.Q. Xiao, D.Y. Dai, Y.H. Chen, J.L. Liu, P. Sindelar and

G. Dallner, Neurotoxicology and Teratology 20 537-542 (1998).

C) Mullenix, P.J., Denbesten, P.K., Schunior, A. and Kernan, W.J.,

Neurotoxicity of Sodium Fluoride in Rats, Neurotoxicology and Teratology,

Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 169-177, 1995

(D) Effect of fluoride on the physiology of the pineal gland. Luke, J.A.,

Caries Research 28 204 (1994).

 

Humans:

(E) Masters, R., Coplan, M, Hone, B. Water Treatment with Silicofluorides

and Lead Toxicity, International Journal of Environmental Studies, Summer

1999

F) Li, XS; Zhi, JL; Gao, RO Effects of fluoride exposure on intelligence in

children, Fluoride 28:4, pp. 189-192 (1995)

G) Zhao, LB; Liang, D; W Wu Lu-Liang Effects of a high fluoride water

supply on children's intelligence. Fluoride vol. 29:4 pp. 190-192 1996

 

Fact #2 Fluoride is cancer causing, cancer promoting:

 

A) Carcinogenesis, Vol. 9, pp. 2279-2284 (1988)

B) Sodium Fluoride: individual animal tumor pathology table [rats],

Battelle Memorial Institute, February 23, 1989

C) Sodium Fluoride: individual animal tumor pathology table [mice],

Battelle Memorial Institute, April 11, 1989

D) Dr. Wm Marcus May Day Memo discussed in Lancet 36, page 737 (1990)

E) Review of Fluoride: Benefits and Risks, U. S. Public Health Service,

pp. F1-F7 (1991)

F) Fluoride Vol. 26, pp. 83-96 (1992) Fluoride is an equivocal carcinogen

G) A Brief Report on the Association of Drinking Water Fluoridation and

the Incidence of Osteosarcoma among Young Males, New Jersey Department of

Health, November 1992

H) Fluoride, the Aging Factor, Health Action Press, pp. 72-90 (1993)

 

Fact #3 Hip fracture increase linked to water fluoride levels

 

A) Jacobsen SJ, Goldberg J, Miles TP, Brody JA, et al. Regional variation

in the incidence of hip fractures: U.S. white women aged 65 years and

older. JAMA Vol. 264, pp. 500-502 (1990)

B) Cooper C, Wickham CAC, Barkcr DJR, and Jacobsen SJ. Water fluoridation

and hip fracture [letter]. JAMA Vol. 266, pp. 513-514, 1991

C) Danielson C, Lyon IL, Egger M, and Goodenough GK. Hip fractures and

fluoridation in Utah's elderly population. JAMA Vol. 268, pp. 746-748

(1992)

D) Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 273, pp. 775-776 (1995)

E) Jacobsen SJ, Goldberg J, Cooper C, and Lockwood SA. The association

between water fluoridation and hip fracture among white women and men aged

65 years and older: A national ecologic study. Ann Epidemiol 1992:

2:617-26

F) Sowers MFR, Clark MK, Jannausch ML and Wallce RB, A prospective study of

bone mineral content and fracture in communities with differential fluoride

exposure. Am J Epidemiol 1991; 133:649-60

G) Keller C. Fluorides in Drinking Water. Paper presented at the Workshop

on Drinking Water Fluoride influence on Hip Fractures and Bone Health.

April 10, 1991, Bethesda, Md.

H) May, DS and Wilson MG. Hip fractures in relation to water fluoridation:

an ecologic analysis. Presented at the Workshop on Drinking Water Fluoride

Influence on Hip Fractures and Bone Health. April 10, 1991, Bethesda, Md.

 

Fact #4 Fluoridation increases dental fluorosis. NOTE: This fact is no

longer being contested.

 

A) Science Vol. 217, pp. 26-30 (1982)

B) Journal of the American Dental Association Vol. 108, pp. 56-59 (1984)

C) Journal of public Health Dentistry Vol. 46, pp. 184-187 (1986)

D) Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride, National Research Council, page 37

(1993)

E) Wall Street Journal Dec 21, 1998 Some Young Children Get Too Much

Fluoride by Tara Parker-Pope

The Center for Disease Control estaimates 22% of American children have

dental fluorosis due to excess fluoride intake.

 

Fact #5 Tooth decay and dental care costs are not reduced. There are no

broad-based blinded studies of animals or humans which have ever found a

significant reduction in tooth decay rates of permanent teeth in

fluoridated areas.

 

A) Colquhoun, J. Child Dental Health Differences in New Zealand, Community

Health Studies Vol. 11:2, pp. 85-90 (1987)

B) Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, Vol. 53, pp. 763-765 (1987)

C) Fluoride Vol. 23, pp. 55-67 (1990)

D) California Department of Health records of actual DentiCal cost.

Unpublished research for Writ of Mandate, Citizens Against Fluoridation vs.

Attorney General Dan Lungren 7/1996

E) Colquhoun, J. Influence of social class and fluoridation on child dental

health Community Dent Oral Epidemiol Vol. 13, pp. 37-41, 1985

F) Gray, AS Fluoridation Time for a New Base Line J Canadian Dent. Assoc.

Vol. 10, 1987

G) Yiamouyiannis, J " National Institute Dental Research study shows no

relationship between fluoridation and tooth decay rate " American Laboratory

5/1989

 

Fact #6 Fluoride drops and tablets are not FDA approved or proven

effective.

 

A) Letter from Frank R. Fazzari, Chief, Prescription Drug Compliance, Food

and Drug Administration to New Jersey Assemblyman John Kelly (June 8,

1993)

B) Preventing Tooth Decay: Results from a Four-Year National Study, Robert

Wood-Johnson Foundation, Special Report number, pp. 18, (Feb. 1983)

C) Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Vol. 19, pp. 88-92 (1991)

D) 1992 Physicians' Desk Reference, page 2273.

 

FACT #7 Fluoride causes iodine deficiency which can result in

hypothyroidism and occasionaly in hyperthyroidism.

 

A) Galetti PM, Joyet, G - " Effect of Fluorine On Thyroidal Iodine Metabolism

in

Hyperthyroidism " J Clin Endocrinol 18:1102-1110 (1958)

B) Galetti (1958) gave 0.9 to 4.5 F- daily to patients suffering from

Graves' disease. In those studies the average protein-bound iodine

decreased from 9.8 to 6.7 ug/dl, basic metabolic rate from +37% to +27%.

C) May, W - " Behandlung der Hypothyreosen einschließlich des schweren

genuinen Morbus Basedow mit Fluor " Klin Wochenschr 16:562-564 (1937)

D) May treated 1,158 hyperthyroid patients _effectively_ within 6 years

with either sodium fluoride or fluorotyrosine ( " Pardinon " ).

E) Gorlitzer von Mundy - " Einfluss von Fluor und Jod auf den Stoffwechsel,

insbesondere auf die Schilddrüse " Münch Med Wochenschrift 105:234-247 (1963)

F) Gorlitzer von Mundy for more than 30 years treated in excess of 650

patients _effectively_ with baths containing fluoride.

G) Lin Fa-Fu et al - " The Relationship of a Low-Iodine and High-Fluoride

Environment to Subclinical Cretinism in Xinjiang " UNICEF AID PROJECT REPORT

IDD Newsletter, Volume 7 Number 3 August (1991)

H) Zhao W, Zhu H, Yu Z, Aoki K, Misumi J, Zhang X - " Long-term Effects of

Various Iodine and Fluorine Doses on the Thyroid and Fluorosis in Mice "

Endocr Regul 32(2):63-70 (1998)

 

 

 

 

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Want more scientific information? Find it on the net.

 

Http://www.nofluoride.com

Http://www.fluoridation.com

International Society for Fluoride Research

http://www.fluoride-journal.com

 

In Canada

http://www.fluoridation.com

 

Fluoride Issues

http://www.sonic.net/~kryptox/fluoride.htm

 

Dental Fluorosis:

http://www.inter-view.net/~sherrell

 

IAOMT Risk Assessment for ingested fluoride

http://www.SaveTeeth.org

 

Zero Waste America

http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/Fluoride.htm

 

The Preventive Dental Health Association's

http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/fluoride/blunder.htm

 

Stop Fluoridation USA

http://home.cdsnet.net/~fluoride

 

HISTORY OF FLUORIDE - IODINE ANTAGONISM

http://www.bruha.com/fluoride/html/history_th.htm

 

SYMPTOMS/ASSOCIATIONS FLUORIDE POISONING - HYPOTHYROIDISM

http://www.bruha.com/fluoride/html/symptoms_hypo_f.htm

 

http://www.alternativeparenting.com/health/fluoride/facts.htm

 

 

 

 

AMERICA: OVERDOSED ON FLUORIDE

http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/Fluoride.htm

 

Common pesticides use fluoridation chemicals as their main ingredient

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/fluoride_chemicals.htm

 

TOP FLUORIDE EXPERT APOLOGIZES FOR PUSHING POISON

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/fluoride_expert.htm

 

 

Fluoridation / Fluoride

Toxic Chemicals In Your Water

Fluoride compounds which are put in water (fluoridation), toothpaste and

supplement tablets (including some vitamins) were never tested for safety before

approval.

http://www.holisticmed.com/fluoride/

 

50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation

http://www.fluoridealert.org/50-reasons.htm

 

 

Don't Swallow Your Toothpaste

http://www.fluoridealert.org/DSYT.htm

 

Focus: Fluoride

http://www.hearstnp.com/san_antonio/bea/news/stories

/san/storypage.cfm?xlc=115955 & xla=saen

 

 

Shocking News About Fluoride

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/flouride.htm

 

 

Fluoride - The Lunatic Drug

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/water.htm

 

 

STOP FLUORIODEATION

http://rvi.net/~fluoride/index.htm

 

 

Fluoridation status of some countries

http://www.fluoridation.com/c-country.htm

 

 

FLUORIDE WEB SITES

http://www.npwa.freeserve.co.uk/links.html

 

 

Fluoride is a corrosive poison

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/poison.htm

 

 

FIGHT FLUORIDE!

http://www.fightfluoride.com/main.html

 

 

Population Control

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/population.htm

 

WATER

http://www.apfn.org/pdf/water.pdf

 

FLUORIDE REALITY

Fluoride ingestion has very little to do with dental health, it does have a

lot to do with disposing of industrial waste and making people docile and

subservient, it also has a lot to do with MONEY.

Clearly, the dental profession would not and HAS not put itself out of

business.

http://www.webaxs.net/~noel/fluoride.htm

 

Respected Medical Professionals and Scientists

are warning that water fluoridation

has dangerous long-term consequences to health.

http://www.nofluoride.com/

 

TOXIC SECRETS

Fluoride & the A-Bomb Program

During the ultra-secret Manhattan Project, a report was commissioned to

assess the effect of fluoride on humans. That report was classified " secret " for

reasons of " national security " .

http://www.nexusmagazine.com//fluoridebomb.html

 

Fluoride: An Invisible Killer

http://www.just-think-it.com/no-f.htm

 

 

Fluoride Toxicity

http://www.health-science.com/fluoride_toxicity.htm

 

 

" FLUORIDE DANGERS TO THE THYROID "

http://www.thyroid.about.com/health/thyroid/library/weekly/aa020700b.htm

 

 

How Fluoride Kills Human Cells

http://www.mercola.com/2000/sept/24/fluoride_kills_cells.htm

 

Why American's are SHEEPLES: FLUORIDE

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/sheeples.htm

 

Artificial Sweeteners Conspiracy to Make Americans Sick

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/sick.htm

 

Fluoride Fantasies

http://www.trunkerton.fsnet.co.uk/fluoride_fantasies.htm

 

Fluoridation: A Horror Story

http://www.halcyon.com/wfrazier/fluoride.htm

 

The Chemical Manipulation of Human Consciousness

http://www.cco.net/~trufax/menu/chem.html

 

HOW THE ANTHRAX VACCINE RUINED MY LIFE

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/anthrax.htm

 

 

Join The Nationwide Call for

Congressional Hearings on Fluoridation

2001

http://www.citizens.org/Food_Water_Safety/Fluoridation/fluoride.htm

 

 

 

 

 

GOOD TEETH BIRTH TO DEATH - Anti-Fluoride book - Revised Edition, 117 Pages

by:

Dr. Gerard F. Judd, Professor, Chemist and Researcher

Research Publications Co. - 602-412-3955

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Glendale, AZ 85304-3136

 

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