- From The Spectrum, Utah:
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- A June 25 letter to the editor claimed that we need to
encourage fluoride being added to our water supply because it strengthens
bones and teeth.
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- Let us ignore for the moment any alleged benefit that
general fluoridation may have.
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- Let us ignore the idea of adding a neurotoxin to our
water.
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- Let us ignore the fact that sodium fluoride is the usual
additive while calcium fluoride is the substance that is claimed to have
some dental benefits.
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- Let us ignore the related health hazards associated with
ingesting fluorides which may include osteoporosis, ADD, Alzheimer's, hip
fractures, fluorosis, etc. Let us ignore individual physiology and health.
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- Let us instead speak of freedom.
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- Let us speak of taking control of our own lives, our
own health and our own behavior.
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- Let us not seek the force of government to solve minor
individual problems.
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- If you want fluoride in your water, then add a spoonful
to each cup, but leave my water alone.
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- If the writer "knew" the benefits, then she
has no doubt used a fluoridated treatment on her teeth daily.
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- May we stand up in all times and in all places against
those that would remove liberty. May the Lord help us do battle against
the meddlers, do-gooders and busy bodies that wish to control other's behavior
and not their own.
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- Dave Seely
- Washington County chairman, Libertarian Party
- St. George
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- Originally published Thursday, July 10, 2003
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- http://www.thespectrum.com/news/stories/20030710/opinion/543486.html
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- From timesonline.co.uk --
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- July 10, 2003
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- Worries about the safety of fluoride
- From Dr Alan B. Shrank
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- Sir, It is truly amazing that in the 21st century fluoridation
of the public water supplies is still an issue (letter, July 8). Throughout
Europe fluoridation schemes have been abandoned because of the proven failure
to prevent dental decay in children. Basle in Switzerland had a scheme
for 43 years which ceased only this year because it was ineffective and
added another pollutant to the Rhine.
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- The original research conducted by Trendley Dean in the
US in the 1930s and 40s, and the Ministry of Health trials in the UK in
the 1940s would not stand up to the scientific scrutiny expected by today,s
scientists, so why should we all be treated with added fluoride in our
drinking water just because a few families refuse to use toothpaste to
clean their teeth?
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- Yours sincerely,
- ALAN B. SHRANK,
- 20 Crescent Place,
- Town Walls,
- Shrewsbury SY1 1TQ.
- July 8.
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- From Dr N. C. Lee
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- Sir, Most people are aware that fluoride has a protective
effect against dental caries, and many of them already use fluoride toothpastes.
What they strongly object to is having any more chemicals added to their
drinking water.
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- The health chiefs would be far better occupied in reviving
the present grossly inadequate NHS dental service so that everyone can
have regular, free, six-monthly dental check-ups without recourse to the
private sector. They should also be educating mothers and their children
about the soft drinks and sugary confections that actually cause dental
caries, rather than pushing for this blanket pollution of our water supplies
with a potentially toxic chemical.
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- Yours sincerely,
- N. C. LEE,
- Rose Cottage,
- Berwick St James, Salisbury SP3 4TS.
- July 8.
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- From Mr Gwyn Harrison
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- Sir, If fluoride is completely safe, why does the tube
of fluoride toothpaste I have before me warn that children under seven
should only be given a "pea-sized amount, that brushing should be
under supervision to minimise swallowing, and that a dentist should be
consulted if other fluoride supplements are being used?
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- Yours faithfully,
- GWYN HARRISON,
- 19 Gwel Eryri, Llandegfan,
- Porthaethwy, Gwynedd LL59 5RD.
- July 8.
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- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,59-740612,00.html
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