Water Fluoridation

So Southampton City Primary Care Trust have voted unamously to allow fluoride to be put into the water supply of Southampton and the sourrounding areas (including where we live). I am disgusted with the decision. Like many other people I wrote to the papers and took part in the 'consulation' stating my opposition to the proposal. 72% of repondees agreed with me and they still pushed it through. My reasons for objecting are as follows:-

Many countries who have had fluoridation are now stopping it because of health concerns

Why put something in the water supply that has an unproven benefit to a small percentage of the populas (ie young children's dental heath). Parents are responsible for making sure their children clean their teeth properly - so provide better education and offer flouride tablets - if parents want to take this risk then at least they have a choice!

There are plently of studies to show that there may be detrimental affects to health partiularly for elderly people with their bone health

Some people will find their teeth will discolour if fluoride is added to the supply -Nice!

Finally, I believe that clean untampered with water (an essential element of life after all) should be the right of everyone in this country. How dare the PCT ignore the vast majority of public opinion.

In this household I will be buying bottled water which will be expensive and totally unenvironmentally friendly.

This is one of the many comments on the web concerning this issue (extracted from a response to an article in the Telegraph):-

"Ok. First things first. Sodium Fluoride is toxic waste scraped from factory chimneys after a process involving Aluminium.

True it was used in WW2 prison camps to keep the prisoners docile (New Labour will love that). Also used in gulags in soviet Russia for the same reasons. It is the prime ingredient of Prozac.

It is a soporific. The population drinking this water will likely be quite docile.

If that hasn't put anyone off Fluoridation, here are some more facts.

Tests have been conducted in the US. Sodium Fluoride was found to cause Brittle bones. Too, in two out of three tests conducted teeth fared badly in cases where fluoride was used. So much for the governments excuses. It is also postulated that Sodium fluoride is carcinogenic, and likely to cause dementia. Perhaps the decision to use this toxic waste as a means of control was taken by politicians with shares in bottled water plants.

The answer is to buy and fit a reverse osmosis filter. Not cheap at around £250.00 but better than being dopey and drugged. Caveat. Only this type of filter will remove sodium fluoride. Ordinary filters will not remove it."