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Water Contamination
Later this year, Southern California may finally lose the battle for
free water as the elite pathocracy wins over another [big money] verses
[your health dollars] game. Contaminating the water supply with fluoride
will begin in July of this year even though fluoride is well known to be
a potent and often fatal carcinogen. This is the continuation of the
slow drip applied to money mongering without common sense.
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Fluoride in water may harm baby's teeth
12 March 2007 - Sandra Barrera - dailynews.com
Drinking fluoridated water may ruin your baby's smile.
That's the latest warning handed down by the Environmental Working
Group, a public interest and environmental watchdog whose research
about the toxicity of Teflon got DuPont to agree to change the popular
coating's chemistry.
EWG's current campaign centers on the youngest of 18million customers
of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. And it's
timely because come July, the district will begin fluoridating the
area's 1.7billion gallon daily water supply.
The group's concern?
Parents may not know that giving fluoridated water to infants younger
than 1 has the potential to cause enamel fluorosis in the
child's permanent teeth still in development in the gums.
In its defense, the MWD says fluoride occurs naturally in tap water,
and drinking water with the right amount of fluoride has been shown to
reduce tooth decay. |
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Comment: So has brushing your teeth, and
avoiding junk food, but of course, there is no money in that.
But the Environmental Working Group isn't the only group raising
questions.
Babies already consume "more than the optimal amount of fluoride" for
their size through formula or food prepared with fluoridated water,
according to the American Dental Association. The proof is in the
numbers.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about
30percent of children have enamel fluorosis, a condition that
ranges from barely noticeable white flecks to substantial
corrosion of the enamel on teeth.
To reduce the risk of fluorosis, the ADA recommends mixing powdered
infant formula with low-fluoride or fluoride-free bottled water
labeled as "purified," "demineralized," "deionized" or "distilled." |
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Comment: Here we go again, replace one
chemical with another alteration with emphasis on water with the
highest manipulation, which in fact, may also be dangerous. All these
types of water have tested for a high acid state and getting good
water has become almost impossible.
Filtering water through reverse osmosis also does the trick in
reducing fluoride over-consumption.
"What parents need to know is the concerns about fluoride have gone
mainstream," says Richard Wiles, co-founder and executive director of
the EWG. "The ADA, the leading authority on dental health, has
concerns about fluoridated water."
And enamel fluorosis isn't the only health concern associated with the
overconsumption of fluoride.
In March 2006, the National Academy of Sciences identified fluoride as
a potent hormone mimic that may affect normal thyroid function.
And a 2006 peer-reviewed study by four Harvard scientists and doctors
supports ongoing concerns that fluoridated water is linked to
osteosarcoma, an often fatal form of bone cancer in boys.
"It's a potent substance," Wiles says. "It's not to be taken
lightly."
To find out how much fluoride your tap water contains, call your
utility company for its latest water-quality report.
Information is also provided by the following:
California Department of Health Services-Division of Drinking Water
and Environmental Management. (916)322-2308. (213)580-5723. www.
dhs.cahwnet.gov/ps/ddwem/
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water. (800)426-4791. www.epa.gov/ogwdw/
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (800)311-3435.
www.cdc.gov
Sandra Barrera, (818) 713-3728
sandra.barrera@dailynews.com
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