Alan Johnson 'misleading' over fluoride benefits

mkpdavies · 08-02-2008, 08:51 PM

Alan Johnson 'misleading' over fluoride benefits - Telegraph

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Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, has been accused of overstating the benefits of adding fluoride to water in the fight against dental disease.
Leader: Alan Johnson fights over fluoride Tooth decay in children across Europe has fallen irrespective of whether there is fluoride in the water, authors of a report have said.

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The countries with the biggest drop in childhood tooth decay - Sweden, Netherlands, Finland and Denmark - do not fluoridate the water.

So it's another round of ******** for the people.

Hunter · 08-02-2008, 11:36 PM

I seem to recall that it was Thatcher who advocated putting fluoride in our drinking water. She being a chemist no doubt knew at the time that fluoride is a poison and still carried on with her policy. Perhaps the fact that one of her companies (if I'm not mistaken) had fluoride as one of it's by-products (which is expensive to dispose of) may have helped her with her decision.

eublues · 08-02-2008, 11:44 PM

Maybe I'm missing something here, but doesn't everyone use fluoride toothpaste anyway?

Hunter · 09-02-2008, 12:35 AM

Fluoride toothpast is used then spat out. The flouride in the drinking water is what does the damage.

mkpdavies · 09-02-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by eublues

Maybe I'm missing something here, but doesn't everyone use fluoride toothpaste anyway?

Not everyone. That fact you aren't digesting it is the key.

Though there was a study a while ago that suggested that having a shower with flouride in the water is bad, as you take a lot of it in just through breathing.

As I said though, I couldn't give a toss if people WANT to take flouride. That is their call to make. Putting it in everyones drinking water though is mass medication and should have no place in a free society.

eublues · 09-02-2008, 10:28 AM

Exactly, there is no need for state medication on this. People can easily take some in (eg through fluoride toothpaste) or not as they chose.

Hunter · 09-02-2008, 01:10 PM

Putting it into toothpaste will only use small amounts, leaving a large amount for the companies to dispose of. Putting it into drinking water uses just about every bit of by-product, leaving very little for the companies to deal with.

There is also a general opinion that the fluoride caused a weakening of will in people. Ideal for a government that wants to control the population.

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08-02-2008, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hunter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 820	I seem to recall that it was Thatcher who advocated putting fluoride in our drinking water. She being a chemist no doubt knew at the time that fluoride is a poison and still carried on with her policy. Perhaps the fact that one of her companies (if I'm not mistaken) had fluoride as one of it's by-products (which is expensive to dispose of) may have helped her with her decision.

08-02-2008, 11:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,122	Maybe I'm missing something here, but doesn't everyone use fluoride toothpaste anyway?

09-02-2008, 12:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hunter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 820	Fluoride toothpast is used then spat out. The flouride in the drinking water is what does the damage.

09-02-2008, 10:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,122	Exactly, there is no need for state medication on this. People can easily take some in (eg through fluoride toothpaste) or not as they chose.

09-02-2008, 01:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hunter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 820	Putting it into toothpaste will only use small amounts, leaving a large amount for the companies to dispose of. Putting it into drinking water uses just about every bit of by-product, leaving very little for the companies to deal with. There is also a general opinion that the fluoride caused a weakening of will in people. Ideal for a government that wants to control the population.