Whiskers
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Your last paragraph is just crazy,
Simple example... it's pretty obvious most of the western world is suffering from obesity, too much consumption of food, alcohol, drugs etc.
The solution is less consumption, especially the harmful stuff, then the unnecessairy stuff and finally just optominal amounts of the good stuff.
But, some in the chemical/drug company indoctrination espouse to consuming more drugs and chemicals to cause you to loose weight.
Less (consumption) is more healthy.
I'm sure I'll regret re-involvement in this, but what would be the effect of your 'safe additive to food or water which has proven benefit in prevention of cardiovascular events/obesi6ty" do to people who are not obese and who have no obvious risk factors with respect to cardiovascular events?Just like there is nothing you can do to stop some people being obese, and heck, if you could add a safe additive to food or water which has proven benefit in prevention of cardiovascular events/obesity, I am sure that it would happen.
I'm sure I'll regret re-involvement in this, but what would be the effect of your 'safe additive to food or water which has proven benefit in prevention of cardiovascular events/obesi6ty" do to people who are not obese and who have no obvious risk factors with respect to cardiovascular events?
i.e. why would people who take care of themselves, eat and drink healthily, exercise well and have no genetic predisposition to cardiovascular events be obliged to consume any substance in the water supply?
It would P*** me off absolutely.
Fluoride is safe for most people in the amounts added to public water supplies and used in toothpastes and mouthwashes, and applied by dentists. Low doses (up to 20 mg per day of elemental fluoride) of supplemental fluoride taken by mouth appear to be safe for most people. Higher doses are UNSAFE and can weaken bones and ligaments, and cause muscle weakness and nervous system problems. High doses of fluoride in children before their permanent teeth come through the gums can cause tooth discoloration.
Toothpaste and fluoride rinses should not be swallowed routinely, particularly by children. It’s a good idea to make sure that children under six years of age use only a pea-sized amount of fluoride-containing toothpaste, just in case they swallow some.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Fluoride seems to be safe during pregnancy and breast-feeding when taken in doses below the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of 10 mg per day of elemental fluoride and when applied directly to the teeth in toothpastes and mouthwashes. But higher doses are UNSAFE and can weaken bones and ligaments, and cause muscle weakness and nervous system problems.
2) Clinical trials finding association between fluoride therapy and bone fracture. (Back to top)
Due to it's capacity to increase bone mass (see section 4), fluoride has been used since the 1960s as a treatment for osteoporosis, particularly spinal osteoporosis. However, despite approximately 40 years of use, fluoride treatment remains controversial and is no longer recommended by the US National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis Society of Canada, and French Government among others.
The reasons for the controversy include the high rate of side effects (i.e. arthritic pains & gastrointestinal problems), the contradictory effects on bone mass (see section 4), the narrow margin of safety between beneficial and toxic effects on bone, and most importantly, the tendency for fluoride treatment to increase the fracture rate, particularly non-vertebral fractures such as hip fracture.
Included here is a listing of clinical trials reporting an increase in fracture rates among fluoride-treated patients.
Inkovaara J, et al. (1975). Phophylactic fluoride treatment and aged bones. Br Med J. 3: 73-74.
"Fractures and exacerbation of arthrosis were more frequent in the fluoride group...The many fractures in the fluoride group, 14 during treatment and the following month as against 6 among the controls, were surprising. Three or four of the fractures in the fluoride group appeared to be spontaneous hip fractures. In the past fractures have not been regarded as being caused by fluoride but as resulting from prolonged osteoporosis before treatment. We believe that the fluoride treatment here was probably partly responsible for the fractures in our cases."
I see earlier in the thread that fluoride is considered a necessity like chlorine. Chlorine is necessary to keep our water clean where as fluroide is an unnecessary additive.
MW, being facetious is unnecessary and counterproductive. Sails raised genuine points of concern which deserve a less mocking response.
Thanks Julia, but I had a laugh over MW's reply. There are none so blind than those who refuse to see - or even look.
Sadly, some doctors are out of of touch with reality and that's from experience.
I make a joke out of it... a joke, get it?
Because, quite frankly, the argument is not even worth the waste of time that it is, as fluoridation has been around for soooo long.. and the conspiracy theorists only have to prove, once, that it is a problem for the legal teams to pull it out.
So, please, do not question my professionalism, as this is not an arena where it is relevant or warranted.
What do you for a living so I can pull it apart?
MW
This whole thread is a joke IMO
...So if one does not accept flouridation (for the common good, on balance of science)..does it follow that one is also opposed to vaccination ?
Very different, imo! Fluoride is available in other forms such as toothpaste and tablets. Vaccinations are not available in any other form.
And one is forced on to people through drinking water - the other is optional.
Very different, imo! Fluoride is available in other forms such as toothpaste and tablets. Vaccinations are not available in any other form.
And one is forced on to people through drinking water - the other is optional.
Well Whiskers,
Can you please show me a post where I said that the system is not corruptable, or if not, I accept your apology, and your retractment of your "professionalism" statement.
MW
Give me one good reason as to why the medical profession would want to harm people with fluoride.
...with respect to flouride, why would dentists be in favor ?...wouldnt rotted teeth mean more business for them?
I can only think that as ethical professionals in the area, they agree with the balance of scientific evidence that is is good for dental health.
It's not that they would want to harm people, it's just that they might stand to gain something by not getting in the way.
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