Common wisdom prevails against fluoridation

Common wisdom prevails against fluoridation fallacy

“The good people of Kaitaia and Kaikohe have demonstrated how common wisdom can prevail over fanatical obsession, by decisively rejecting the addition of toxic fluoride waste to their drinking water” say health campaigners from the local area and Fluoride Action Network NZ (FANNZ).

After a two year trial, regarded by FANNZ as an illegal medical experiment under the Bill of Rights Act, official information indicating collusion between certain councillors and staff and the DHB, the DHB’s report on the trial referred to as “scientific garbage and academic dishonesty” by FANNZ, and a survey seen as biased toward fluoridation, accompanied by an extensive taxpayer-funded campaign by the DHB, the people of Kaitaia and Kaikohe have said “No!”

This follows a decisive vote against fluoridation in Waipukurau last year. “The tide is turning against this failed policy. The people seem to have far more wisdom than our self-proclaimed health professionals” points out Mark Atkin of FANNZ.

“Perhaps now the NDHB can focus on something actually useful in reducing tooth decay, such as Dr Croucher’s school tooth-brushing campaign, which he described as highly successful. This is something we would applaud” says Mr Atkin. “All the reliable research, and the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health, show there is no benefit from fluoridation. Add to that the risk of many health problems posed by fluoride, as shown by volumes of research published since 1995, and it is clear that rejecting fluoridation should be a ‘no-brainer’” he says.

Most councils in NZ do not fluoridate their water. NZ is one of only a few countries that do so – fluoridation was rejected decades ago throughout continental Europe.

It was discovered 10 years ago that that fluoride only gets into teeth by being applied to the surface, such as by using fluoride toothpaste. The original belief that it worked by swallowing it has been proved wrong.

Research in just the last year has shown links with osteosarcoma (bone cancer), premature births and associated infant deaths (especially for poor non-European women), increasing absorption of lead, and increased heart disease.

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