Water fluoridation is a civil rights violation say Atlanta civil rights leaders

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(NaturalNews) – On April 18, Atlanta civil rights leaders called for an end to Georgia’s mandatory water fluoridation practices April on the grounds that it negatively and disproportionately impacts the health of black families and the poor.

Andrew Young, former U.N. Ambassador and former Atlanta Mayor, along with Reverend Dr. Gerald Durley, Pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Atlanta, both inductees in the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, expressed concerns about the fairness, safety, and full disclosure regarding fluoridation in letters to the state’s minority and majority legislative leaders.

Studies show that despite fluoridation, tooth decay is higher in blacks. Dental fluorosis, caused by overexposure to fluoride which can result in pitting of tooth enamel and mottling of the teeth, is also higher in blacks.

The Department of Health and Human Services proposes to lower water fluoride levels to alleviate the growing dental fluorosis epidemic but the Fluoride Action Network submitted scientific evidence to HHS indicating that, to preserve health, fluoridation must stop completely.

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It was done with the best of intentions, but maybe the dosage levels were too high. However, the Floride Action Network is right up there with the anti vaxers...

Fluoridation was fostered upon you with slick advertising, clever PR and appeal to authority. Anyone who looks at the earliest fluoridation studies, can easily detect its flaws. These scientifically invalid studies are the basis for fluoridation today.

More than 3,600 professionals (including 310 dentists) urge that fluoridation be stopped citing scientific evidence that ingesting fluoride is ineffective at reducing tooth decay and has serious health risks. See statement: http://www.fluoridealert.org/statement.august.2007.html

Eleven US EPA unions representing over 7000 environmental and public health professionals are calling for a moratorium on fluoridation.

The CDC reports that 225 less communities adjusted for fluoride between 2006 and 2008. About 100 US communities rejected fluoridation since 2008.
NYC Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr introduced legislation to stop fluoridation in New York City January 2011

for more info http://www.FluorideAction.Net

Furthermore, fluoridation has not helped low-income people as its claimed to do. In fact, fluoride is more harmful to low-income folks because they are the most likely to be undernourished or malnourished which puts them at higher risk of fluoride's adverse health effects.

The most recent oral health statistics (1999 -2004) show a direct link with tooth decay and poverty level:

Dental Caries in 3-5 year olds (3)

48% where family income is less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Limit

36% where family income is 100%-199% of Federal Poverty Limit

28% when family income is 200-399% of the Federal Poverty Limit

18% when family income is 400-499% of the Federal Poverty Limit

11% when family income is 500%+ the Federal Poverty Limit

Dental Caries in 6-9 year olds (4)

69% where family income is less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Limit

63% where family income is 100%-199% of Federal Poverty Limit

46% when family income is 200-399% of the Federal Poverty Limit

44% when family income is 400-499% of the Federal Poverty Limit

31% when family income is 500%+ the Federal Poverty Limit

Dental Caries in Adolescents 13-15 year olds (5)

62% where family income is less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Limit

60% where family income is 100%-199% of Federal Poverty Limit

53% when family income is 200-399% of the Federal Poverty Limit

51% when family income is 400-499% of the Federal Poverty Limit

34% when family income is 500%+ the Federal Poverty Limit


In 2008, the General Accounting Office reported that the extent of dental disease in children has not decreased and estimated that 6.5 million children aged 2 through 18 in Medicaid suffer with untreated tooth decay.

80% of dentists refuse to treat Medicaid patients and 100 million Americans don't have dental insurance and can't afford dentistry.

Welcome to DU :rofl:

Sid

People are free to dose themselves with fluoride if they wish. Forcing it on people is not right.
Again I would like to suggest a study that reveals the many products into which industries are allowed to put their industrial wastes. Such wastes are allowed to beef up fertilizers, fluoride in the water supply - how many others?

I have practiced where there is no fluoridation to 1 ppm and let me tell you, it ain't pretty. Horrifying down in Delaware County here in PA in many places. Higher morbidity and mortality without it AND, people look and feel better - there's a much better quality of life in every respect.

The dental industry 'joke' is: What do you call a community which doesn't fluoridate its water?

Answer: A "lifetime annuity".

Actually, after 66 years of water fluoridation, 55 years of fluoridated toothpaste, a glut of fluoridated dental products, a fluoride-contaminated food supply (from fluoridated water and fluoride-containing pesticides), tooth decay is a national epidemic - especially among low-income Americans who can't afford dental care. That's why many dentists just see their richer patients and think tooth decay has gone down. Meanwhile fluoride overdose symptoms have become an epidemic too. The Centers for Disease Control says that over 50% of adolescents have dental fluorosis (discolored teeth) from ingesting too much fluoride when their teeth were forming

Tooth decay crises are occurring in all fluoridation towns, cities, states and countries: http://www.FluorideNews.blogspot.com

anti-fluoridation nuts belong in the same category as anti-vax nuts, homeopaths and birthers.

Good post. :thumbsup:

Sid

stopping endemic fluoride in the water supply. They are getting over-fluoridated due to the enormous intake of fluids in processed drinks such as Snapple and sodas which contain fluoridated water. These drinks may contain higher concentrations than necessary and that needs to be explored further - in warmer climates, people drink more fluids daily. In many parts of Texas and Colorado, the endemic fluoride is way over 1ppm and none needs to be added and fluorosis is epidemic, those people are affected cross-culturally.

As such I'll give their opinion the appropriate weighting. Zero.

they vehemently opposed fluoridation of the water supply calling it a communist plot.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=second-thoughts-on-fluoride

The Koch Brothers are spawn of Fred Koch, a charter member of the JBS.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Koch_family%27s_charitable_foundations

But you don't have to be a Bircher to be a nut.

Serious question. I wonder if anyone can give a serious answer.

how else will we deny them our essence?