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15 Good Reasons to Vote Against Fluoridation
January 05, 2005
Protect Our Water / Protect Our Health / Protect Our Rights
Hydrofluosilicic acid (Sodium Fluoride) never occurs in nature. It is a toxic waste product of industry.
Fluoride is more toxic than lead and slightly less toxic than arsenic.
Fluoride accumulates in the body like lead, inflicting its damage over a long period of time.
Fluoride tablets are available by prescription only. Therefore, fluoridation is mass medication of of the population.
Four glasses (one liter) of fluoridated water equals a one-milligram prescription dose of fluoride.
Fluoride is found in most toothpastes and in many foods and drinks processed in fluoridated areas. We are already being over- fluoridated withoutdrinking artificially fluoridated water.
A family-sized tube of fluoride toothpaste contains enough fluoride to kill a small child.
Dental fluorosis, or mottling and disfigurement of the teeth, is the first sign of fluoride poisoning. Fluorosis is increasing in this country, even in non-fluoridated areas.
There is NO DIFFERENCE in tooth decay rates in fluoridated and non-fluoridated cities.
Fluoride drops and tablets have never been approved by the FDA as safe or effective.
Fluoridation has been rejected, discontinued or banned throughout the world. Only 5 other countries fluoridate on a wide scale.
Hip fracture rates in the elderly are significantly higher in fluoridated areas.
Malnourished people, particularly children, are at greater risk for fluoriade's harmful effects.
Fluoride is linked to many health problems including cancer and genetic damage.
It is the right of every citizen to make personal health decisions. It is a basic right to have our water supply free of medication. No one should be forced to take a prescription dose of fluoride because public, professional, or political organizations demand it.
