Does fluoridated water cause any other disease or medical condition?
The facts: One of the world’s leading health authorities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has strongly endorsed water fluoridation. In 1999, they stated: “Early investigations into the physiologic effects of fluoride in drinking water predated the first community field trials. Since 1950, opponents of water fluoridation have claimed it increased the risk for cancer, Down syndrome, heart disease, osteoporosis and bone fracture, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, low intelligence, Alzheimer disease, allergic reactions, and other health conditions. The safety and effectiveness of water fluoridation have been re-evaluated frequently, and no credible evidence supports an association between fluoridation and any of these conditions.” The British Medical Association says: “…there is no convincing evidence of any adverse risk to human health by the introduction of water fluoridation. Evidence through scientific studies shows that fluoride in water, at or around one part per mil
