I think this is terrible news! Fluoride is a dangerous chemical, from everything I've read about it. There is a debate raging in Calgary about it, the US Dept of Health & Human Services is advocating lowering the levels in drinking water here, yet here is San Diego - who voted against it 60 years ago -- now having to begin adding it because of California law. Ridiculous.
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Why do we live in an age of fighting against ourselves? We worry over fluoridated water and at the same time consume soda, alcohol and other products that do worst damage to our systems. Am I suspicious of the water I drink? Yes, but I cannot afford to buy bottled water so I take my chances.
Water fluoridation confirmed to prevent dental decay in US children and adolescents. The fluoridation of America's drinking water was a great public health achievement in the twentieth century but there are few studies from the last three decades investigating the impact of water fluoridation on US dental health. A recent study evaluated associations between the availability of community water fluoridation and dental decay experience in US child and adolescent populations. Source 9s.