08-07-2008, 06:59 AM
Filed under: Health & safety, In the newsThe British have long had a reputation for bad teeth, but now the government has a plan that may address that in future generations -- they want to add fluoride to nearly half the nation's water supply. (There's no word on how they'll keep it separate, however.) Currently, only the West Midlands and the North East have fluoridated tap water.Opponents, however, are calling the scheme "mass medication" and claim that fluoride causes cancer, lower intelligence, and a whole host of other ailments. Is there any validity to these claims, however, and if there is, do the risks outweigh the benefits of fluoridation? Chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft dismissed the concerns as "scaremongering" and noted that "A total of 170 million people in America drink fluoridated water and it is the most litigious country in the world."Personally, I am in favor of adding fluoride to drinking water, and I'm glad our tap water has fluoride in it. We also have a water cooler for which we get fluoridated spring water. Some may think me insane, but I want my kids to have healthy teeth. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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