Brain damage in rats
from fluoridated water

An animal study links low levels of fluo-
ride in water to brain damage [Brain
Res.. 784, 284 (1998)]. The research was
a collaboration among a chemist and two
psychologists (including lead author Julie
A. Varner) at Binghamton University,
Binghamton, N.Y., and an EPA neurotox-
icologist. Twenty-seven rats were divided
into three groups and for one year were
given either distilled water, distilled wa-
ter with 2.1 ppm NaF—the same concen-
tration of fluoride normally used in fluori-
dated drinking water—or distilled water
with 0.5 ppm AlF3. In both treated groups,
the aluminum levels in the brain were el-
evated relative to controls. The research-
ers speculate that fluoride in water may
complex with the aluminum in food and
enable it to cross the blood-brain barrier.
Both treated groups also suffered neural
Injury and showed increased deposits of
B-amyloid protein in the brain, similar to
those seen in humans with Alzheimer’s
disease. “While the small amount of AlF3
. . . required for neurotoxic effects is sur-
prising, perhaps even more surprising are
the neurotoxic effects of NaF” at 2.1 ppm,
the authors write.

April 27, 1998 C&EN 29

Hydrogen bonding is a weak interaction that holds molecules together. They make and break easily and this is what makes them so versatile – indeed the hydrogen bonds formed between amides (the links between amino acids) are the most important weak hydrogen bonds in biological systems. That these can be disrupted by fluoride in the formation of much stronger bonds may explain how the chemically inert fluoride ion could interfere in the healthy operation of living systems. Thus some of the serious charges that are being laid at its door – genetic damage, birth defects, cancer and allergy response – may arise from fluoride interference after all.
Reference: New Scientist Jan. 22, 1981.

e.g., South Carolina got an “A” but ranks 31 in tooth loss of those over 65 and ranks 37 in those who have lost 6 or more teeth due to decay or gum disease.

In Connecticut which received an “A,” fluoridation is state-mandated. Yet a 2007 survey of Connecticut schoolchildren found that 31% of children in Head Start aged 2-4 have already experienced tooth decay and that 14% of those children had 5 or more teeth decayed or missing from decay. By Kindergarten, more than one in four children have experienced dental decay, 16% of which have untreated decay

In New York State, county data shows that tooth decay is lowest in the NON-fluoridated counties. Nation-wide, tooth loss is highest in the most fluoridated states.

These uncomfortable facts are being ignored. Rotten diets make rotten teeth. Healthy foods must be subsidized or poor kids fed for free. Fluoridation wastes money.

If the first remedy is too much government for your taste, then fluoridation is even worse because fluoridation doesn’t reduce tooth decay but costs cities such as New York City approximately $30 million every year.

  He was the principal research advisor to the Canadian Dental Asociation for over 10 years in promoting fluoridation. His letter is an apology to other dentists and the public for ever recommending it.                       
        Dr. Limeback includes over 140 Research studies, including:
   Increased risk of bone cancer –  13 studies
   Lead, arsenic, radium contaminants causing toxic water — 10 studies
   Link with fluoride and other cancer — 12 studies
   Fluoride causes birth defects — 5 studies
   Fluoride affects the immune systems — 12
   Fluoride is neurotoxic (brain, nerves, lowering IQ) — 11
   Etc.
Also see the petition signed by over 2700 professionals opposing fluoridation.