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Article: The fluoride controversy continues: an update - part 1.
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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Most Americans associate the fluoride in their drinking water with positive images of tooth protection, strong bones and a government that cares about their dental needs. So it may come as a surprise that water fluoridation, long portrayed as a safe and effective way to prevent tooth decay, is in fact a fraud that has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans and a weakened immune system in tens of millions more.
In recent years research has shown that fluoridation is neither essential to good health nor protective of teeth. What it does is poison the body. "We would not purposely add arsenic to the water supply. And we would not purposely add lead. ...