Aug 17 - Harvard Study: Fluoride Reduces Children's IQ

"A recent report from the U.S. National Research Council (NRC 20062) concluded that adverse effects of high fluoride concentrations in drinking water may be of concern and that additional research is warranted. Fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in laboratory animals, including effects on learning and memory…

To summarize the available literature, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies on increased fluoride exposure in drinking water and neurodevelopmental delays. We specifically targeted studies carried out in rural China that have not been widely disseminated, thus complementing the studies that have been included in previous reviews and risk[..]essment reports...

Findings from our meta-analyses of 27 studies published over 22 years suggest an inverse[..]ociation between high fluoride exposure and children's intelligence... The results suggest that fluoride may be a developmental neurotoxicant that affects brain development at exposures much below those that can cause toxicity in adults...

Serum-fluoride concentrations[..]ociated with high intakes from drinking-water may exceed 1 mg/L, or 50 Smol/L, thus more than 1000-times the levels of some other neurotoxicants that cause neurodevelopmental damage. Supporting the plausibility of our findings, rats exposed to 1 ppm (50 Smol/L) of water-fluoride for one year showed morphological alterations in the brain and increased levels of aluminum in brain tissue compared with controls...

In conclusion, our results support the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on children's neurodevelopment.

Future research should formally evaluate dose-response relations based on individual-level measures of exposure over time, including more precise prenatal exposure[..]essment and more extensive standardized measures of neurobehavioral performance, in addition to improving[..]essment and control of potential confounders."

"Drinking water containing as little as 1.2 ppm fluoride will cause developmental disturbances. We cannot run the risk of producing such serious systemic disturbances. The potentialities for harm outweigh those for good."

"Yiamouyiannis' book, "Fluoride, The Aging Factor," documents the cumulative effect of tissue damage by fluoride, commonly seen as aging (collagen damage), skin rashes and acne, gastrointestinal disorders, and many other conditions, including osteoporosis. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and the Safe Water Foundation reported that 30,000 to 50,000 excess [rip]s occur in the United States each year in areas in which the water contains only one ppm fluoride.

... Fluoride suppresses the immune system: Fluoride inhibits the movement of white blood cells by 70%, thereby decreasing their ability to reach their target. Yiamouyiannis cites 15 references in his pamphlet, Lifesavers Guide to Fluoridation, that document immunosuppressive effects of as little as 10% of the amount of fluoride used in fluoridated water... Immunosuppressive effects run the gamut, from a cold that won't go away to increased risk of cancer and other infectious diseases."

Suppressed Science: Fluoride Link to Cancer

Long-lost research linking fluoride to cancer has resurfaced in a Dutch film clip featuring Dr. Dean Burk, who in 1937 co-founded the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) and headed its cytochemistry department for over 30 years. In the taped interview, he equates water fluoridation to "public murk," referring to a study that had been done on the 10 largest U.S. cities with fluoridation compared to the 10 largest without it.

The study clearly demonstrated that [rip]s from cancer abruptly rose in as little as a year or two after fluoridation began. This and other studies linking fluoride to cancer were government-ordered but were quickly buried once fluoride was found to be linked to dramatic increases in cancer.

Join the Fight to Get Fluoride Out of Drinking Water

There's no doubt about it: Fluoride should not be ingested. At least when it comes to topical application, you have a choice. You can easily buy fluoride-free toothpaste and mouthwash. But you're stuck with whatever your community puts in the water, and it's very difficult to filter out of your water once it's added. Many do not have the resources or the knowledge to do so.

The only real solution is to stop the archaic practice of water fluoridation in the first place. Fortunately, the Fluoride Action Network5 has a game plan to END water fluoridation in both Canada and the United States.

I urge you to join the anti-fluoride movement in Canada and United States by contacting the representative for your area below.

Contact Information for Canadian Communities:

1. If you live in Ontario, Canada, please join the ongoing effort by contacting Diane Sprules at .

2. The point-of-contact for Toronto, Canada is Aliss Terpstra. You may email her at .


Contact Information for American Communities:

We're also going to address three US communities: Portland, Wichita, and Phoenix:

1. Portland, Oregon: Even though residents have voted down fluoridation three separate times, the pro-fluoride lobbying is now working to influence city councilors to ignore the public and pass fluoridation without another vote. If you live in the Portland area, please contact FAN's Oregon point person, Kimberly Kaminski. You can email her at . Portland residents will be battling a very well financed campaign by the ADA, Delta Dental and the PEW Charitable Trust. Please consider making a donation to Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking Water.


2. Witchita, Kansas: The pro-fluoride lobby has also targeted Wichita for forced fluoridation. If you live in Kansas and would like to help protect the safety of the citiy's drinking water, please contact Fluoride Free Kansas at fluoridefreekansas.org/contact-us


3. Phoenix, Arizona -- The city council is reassessing their fluoridation program. The issue was raised by Councilman Tom Simplot and local fluoride-free campaigners. The city currently spends more than $500,000 annually on fluoridation, and currently joins only 9 other Arizona communities in fluoridating their water. The city council is expected to study the issue and meet on September 11, when it will hold further hearings and decide the fate of the practice. If you live in the Phoenix area and would like to get involved, please contact FAN's Phoenix coordinator.

LOL I remember when people were crazy conspiracy theorists for thinking this even though Hitler put Fluoride in the water at the camps.

LOL I remember when people were crazy conspiracy theorists for thinking this even though Hitler put Fluoride in the water at the camps.

LOL I remember when people were crazy conspiracy theorists for thinking this even though Hitler put Fluoride in the water at the camps.

'[pic] Applaud this man because he is absolutely right...It was also used in all Soviet gulags during Stalin around 1917-1989 in Russia Ukraine and surround area...Both dictators doctors found that u could reduce the detention camp guards by 75% YES 75% because fluoride made the prisoners extremely docile and unable to resist........Need proof.....research it yourself you fukking idiots like I did for hundreds and hundreds of hours........[pic]

'[pic] Applaud this man because he is absolutely right...It was also used in all Soviet gulags during Stalin around 1917-1989 in Russia Ukraine and surround area...Both dictators doctors found that u could reduce the detention camp guards by 75% YES 75% because fluoride made the prisoners extremely docile and unable to resist........Need proof.....research it yourself you fukking idiots like I did for hundreds and hundreds of hours........[pic]

Why is it there in the first place? Surely, we haven't been drinking this with no care as to why it's there.

It's supposed to help prevent cavities by reinforcing tooth enamel, which is why it's in toothpaste....which I can understand, but why the !! are we drinking it in our drinking water [pic]

!! is freaking me out, and there's not too much info on it. Lots of conflicting stuff [pic]

did you read the whole article???

Studies have shown that fluoride toxicity can lead to a wide variety of health problems, including:

Increased lead absorption
Disrupts synthesis of collagen
Hyperactivity and/or lethargy
Muscle disorders
Thyroid disease
Arthritis
Dementia
Bone fractures
Lowered thyroid function
Bone cancer (osteosarcoma)
Inactivates 62 enzymes and inhibits more than 100
Inhibited formation of antibodies
Genetic damage & cell [rip]
Increased tumor & cancer rate
Disrupted immune system
Damaged sperm & increased infertility


i don't give a !! what it's supposed to do with your teeth....that list right there is making big pharma salivate becuz they get to develop all kinds of drugs that they can pay the fda to pass, pay doctors to promote so that ppl can get addicted to their drugs which makes them more sick and dependent on their drugs before they k!ll them slowly and painfully from some !! that you could prevent in the first place from what been on the planet for centuries.......all for the almighty dollar. answer ur question????