* The vast majority of western
Europe has rejected water fluoridation.
* The fluoride chemical added to water is an unprocessed,
industrial waste-product from the pollution scrubbers of
the phosphate fertilizer industry.
* A growing body of evidence indicates that water
fluoridation is both ineffective
and unnecessary.
* Fluoride's 'benefits' are primarily topical, not
systemic. Thus, there is no
need to swallow fluoride.
* Two-thirds of US
communities, when given the chance to vote,
have voted against fluoridation. Over 60 US
communities have rejected water fluoridation since 1999.
* Excessive exposure to fluoride has been linked to health
problems, including arthritis, hip fracture,
hypothyroidism, cancer, alzheimers disease, and reduced IQ.
* Children are receiving
too
much fluoride today, not "too little". There is
a need to reduce, not increase, current exposures.
* As a result of excess exposure to fluoride, near-epidemic
numbers of children are developing dental
fluorosis (a poisoning of tooth-forming cells).