Baby Foods,Chicken, Too High in Fluoride

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Baby Foods,Chicken, Too High in Fluoride

 

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Some baby foods contain such high levels of fluoride that babies, who eat the

food, risk dental fluorosis (white flecks, brown or yellow irreversibly stained

permanent teeth, according to the Journal of the American Dental Association

(Heilman, et al., July 1997)

 

The authors conclude, " Any infants who regularly eat more than a couple of

ounces of infant foods containing high-fluoride-content chicken would be at

elevated fluorosis risk. " Infants who eat large quantities of dry infant cereals

reconstituted with fluoridated water could ingest substantial quantities of

fluoride from this source, this study shows " Children should also be monitored

to make sure that they do not ingest too much fluoride from other sources such

as fluoride dentifrice, dietary fluoride supplements or fluoridated water.... "

 

" Fluoride consumption in the United States is out of control. Our children are

paying the price with smiles that embarrass them, " said lawyer Paul Beeber,

President of the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation. " Organized

dentistry has lobbied for fluoride, unchallenged, for years. Now we have a glut

of fluoride in our water, foods, and beverages, along with fluoridated dental

products, " said Beeber.

 

One ppm (part per million) fluoride is added to over half of US water supplies

(approximately 1 milligram per quart of fluoridated water), the amount dentists

claim as optimal to prevent tooth decay without causing unsightly dental

fluorosis. However, " The actual 'optimal' fluoride intake has not been

determined, " according to this study.

 

" Chicken is processed using a mechanical deboning method that can leave skin and

residual bone particles in the food. " (Chicken skin has been found to contain

about 1 ppm fluoride, according to the study.) Fluoride stores in animals' bones

and teeth.

 

The FDA now requires fluoride toothpaste to carry a warning label: " WARNINGS:

Keep out of the reach of children under six years of age. If you accidentally

swallow more than used for brushing, seek professional help or contact a poison

control center immediately. "

 

" What is the recommended daily dose of fluoride from all sources? Where does it

come from? In what amounts? " asked Beeber. " These are the questions the media

should be asking. "

 

On July 25, 1997, Beeber was presented with a " Pen Certificate " by New York

State Senator Owen H. Johnson for Beeber's efforts, and that of the New York

State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation members, in the passage of the Home Rule

Bill on fluoridation. The bill was signed into law on July 2, 1996 by Governor

Pataki in spite of intense lobbying by the New York State Dental Society.

 

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lawmakers, and organizations. They assist communities and supply current

information to all who request it.

 

Correspondence:

 

New York State Coalition

Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc.

P.O. Box 263

Old Bethpage

New York 11804 USA

 

Carol Kopf 516-796-5336

Evelyn Hannan 516-378-7309

 

 

 

 

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