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HEALTH TIPS FROM REDFLAGSDAILY.COM, AUGUST 26, 2003

 

" Nicholas Regush "

 

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2003

 

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HEALTH TIPS

 

NEW WORRISOME RESEARCH ON FLUORIDE IN YOUR DRINKING WATER

 

Will research linking fluoride in drinking water to health problems lead to

regulatory changes?

 

This just in: concerns are mounting about the efficacy and safety of fluoride as

a result of new research. So much so that the National Academies’ National

Research Council (NRC) is reviewing the issues.

 

Among concerns to be explored are the effects fluoride can have on bones and a

wide range of organ systems.

 

Now even the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is wondering whether current

standards set for fluoride are still valid.

 

About a decade ago, an NRC panel found considerable gaps in knowledge about the

efficacy and safety of fluoride. Among the concerns cited by the panel back then

was the potential adverse effects of fluoride on the nervous system and bone.

 

So now, the NRC will probe the latest research (toxicological, epidemiological,

clinical and exposure data).

 

You can bet that the proponents of fluoride use will be seen in full force in

trying to steer any review of fluoride.

 

Meanwhile, there is growing opposition to current standards and the practice of

putting fluoride into drinking water. For example, RFD columnist Paul Connett,

presenting his views to the NRC, pointed out that the EPA’s primary standard for

fluoride in drinking water (MCL of 4 mg per L, or 4ppm) puts people at risk for

crippling skeletal fluorosis. It is noteworthy that the first three stages of

the disease cannot be easily distinguished from arthritis. Doing a bone biopsy

during this period is about the only way you can detect that the disease is

caused by fluoride. (Note: drinking a lot of water each day might well lead to

much higher bone fluoride content.)

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THE NRC PROJECT

 

Since the project will last at least 24 months, you may wish to read two of Paul

Connett’s RFD columns (from the archives) on fluoride — some of the best writing

available on the subject.

 

I suppose that many people are possibly fluoride-weary. They’ve heard a lot

about the skirmishes on this battlefield. It’s a long-running story. But this is

not one subject anyone should be weary about because it will likely become even

more of a major feature on the Health Radar. Yours and mine.

 

THE ABSURDITIES OF WATER FLUORIDATION

By Paul Connett, PhD

 

THE FUZZY MATH OF FLUORIDE PROMOTION

By Paul Connett, PhD