Thread: Officials Call for Lower Fluoride Levels

Jan. 7, 2011 --The recommended level of fluoride in U.S. drinking water supplies should be lowered to prevent dental problems, according to a joint announcement today by officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The HHS is recommending that water supplies contain 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, replacing the current recommended range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams.
That recommendation won't go into effect immediately. It will be published in the Federal Register, followed by a period of comment from the public and others for 30 days.

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I hope this subject is enlightening.

They say it causes blotchy teeth.

Originally Posted by Blueneck

They say it causes blotchy teeth.

It is called Flourosis, and it is bone damage. If you think teeth are the only bones it damages your wrong.

The tri-city here voted to completely remove Fluoride recently. I'm not where I stand on that...

Originally Posted by michaelr

It is called Flourosis, and it is bone damage. If you think teeth are the only bones it damages your wrong.

In the vast majority of cases, dental fluorosis is a cosmetic issue. For it to be more, the required levels of fluoride would have to be far higher than anything found in the U.S. today.

Originally Posted by Djinn

In the vast majority of cases, dental fluorosis is a cosmetic issue. For it to be more, the required levels of fluoride would have to be far higher than anything found in the U.S. today.

Bullshit, it is bone disease.

Originally Posted by Seraphima

The tri-city here voted to completely remove Fluoride recently. I'm not where I stand on that...

Be happy, the shit is worse for soft cells than hard.

Originally Posted by michaelr

Bullshit, it is bone disease.

No, osteoporosis is a bone disease. What you are describing is not.

Originally Posted by Djinn

No, osteoporosis is a bone disease. What you are describing is not.

Yes it is, so is bone cancer, but you have a glass of water and think nothing of it.

High fluoride intake may boost risk of forearm fracture

Originally Posted by michaelr

Yes it is, so is bone cancer, but you have a glass of water and think nothing of it.

High fluoride intake may boost risk of forearm fracture

And if you read the end of your own article, you'll see that the problem exists primarily with people who are consuming more than quadruple the maximum fluoride level permitted in U.S. water supplies.