66 years ago this week, Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city to add fluoride to its public water supplies. Since then, a great debate has ensued regarding whether or not public water supplies should be artificially fluoridated.
In 1962, the United erectile dysfunction States government recommended that water be fluoridated with 0.7 to 1.2 PPM (How much is a PPM?) Most water systems ended up fluoridating their water right around 1 PPM. You can find out how much fluoride is in your tap water here. Just over three weeks ago, the United States Department of Health and Human Services lowered the upper recommended limit of fluoride in public water to simply 0.7 PPM.
This week, I will take a close look at both sides of the fluoride debate and publish three different articles about water fluoridation:
1 – 10 Reasons to Support Water Fluoridation (Tuesday)
2 – 10 Reasons to Oppose Water Fluoridation (Wednesday)
3 – My Opinion on Water Fluoridation (Friday)
If you have any opinions on water fluoridation that you’d like to share, go ahead and leave them in the comments section below.
There are many large scientific studies to show that that drinking fluoridated water has no effect on cavity reduction and to show that it causes cancer and other health problems. The best source for scientific information on fluoridation can be found here: (www.fluoridealert.org).
If fluoride were “proven,” there should be evidence of its glory in Kentucky, which has been 100% fluoridated for over 40 years. Kentucky, however, leads the nation in the number of dental cavities in children, and in the number of completely toothless adults, according to government records. The same ineffectiveness is evident in many states and cities.
Most of Europe (16 countries) has rejected fluoridation and is 98% fluoride free. and the WHO reports that they have a better tooth decay rate than any fluoridated country.
If you want fluoride in your water, put it in your own glass of water; leave the rest of us out of it.
Hi Jwillie6 – Do you know the exact large studies that say this? A systematic review of over 200 studies on water fluoridation concluded that water fluoridation does in fact have an effect on reducing the number of cavities.
In the Kentucky example, it is important to remember that water fluoridation is just one factor affecting cavities. A lot of whether or not you get cavities depends on how much sugar you eat and how often you brush and floss your teeth.
Thanks for your comment!