In his letter to The Editor, Ron Brown endorses our governments’ claims that water fluoridation (at the “optimal” level of 1 ppm) ‘benefits’ oral health while posing minimal risks to general health. Ron recommends that readers inform themselves about fluoride’s ‘benefits’ by checking out several government websites, and particularly the Wikipedia website which rehashes the same information.
I have done this and believe these sources to be deceptive and blatantly biased.
The so-called ‘benefits’ of water fluoridation are unproven at best, even for the London situation cited by Ron. However, readers should weigh up for themselves the ‘benefits’, as claimed by governments, versus the counter arguments revealing the health risks posed by fluoride. The latter are covered comprehensively on the website www.fluoridealert.org
Coincidentally, “The Truth About Fluoride” is headlined on the magazine “Uncensored” (issue 23, March-June, 2011). This is currently available in the popular science/astronomy section at newsagents. The 18-page section devoted to fluoride is good value.
This issue contains criticism of fluoride by several contributors. Dr Paul Connett, a retired Professor of Chemistry, offers fifty reasons for opposing fluoride. Additionally, Dr John Colquhoun, a dentist, explains why he changed his mind about water fluoridation after initially helping to introduce this policy into New Zealand many years earlier. This should alarm most readers.
John Lusk.
Dunbogan
