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Scheme to add fluoride to tapwater for millions in the UK sparks backlash

UK fluoridation news

The UK government plans to significantly expand the fluoridation of tap water, marking the most extensive increase since the 1980s.

Initially, about 1.6 million people in the North East could have fluoride added to their water supplies, with a broader ambition to target deprived areas across the country.

Government health authorities say the move is part of a dental recovery plan aiming to improve dental health, particularly in areas with high tooth decay rates, according to report in the UK Daily Mail.

Critics point to studies showing health risks from fluoride, such as links to Down’s syndrome, kidney stones, and certain cancers.

A recent documentary by Reality Check Radio investigated these health effects, including new research by the United States government which showed fluoride may cause a range of brain and neural conditions, as well as a reduction in the IQ levels of young children.

Speaking at a public meeting of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council last year, research sociologist Jodie Bruning explained the new study’s findings, which included proof that fluoride crossed the placenta and blood-brain barrier.

There was an ‘increasing weight of evidence that suggests neuro-developmental harm. These studies, this body of evidence can’t be easily dismissed’, said Bruning.

Currently, only 10% of the UK’s population receives fluoridated water, in contrast to higher percentages in countries like Ireland, the United States and New Zealand.

In the United States, the topic of fluoridation has become highly contentious, with presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr recently denouncing it as ‘neurotoxic’ and pledging to eliminate it from water supplies should he win the election.

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  1. Fluoride was/is a waste byproduct of industrial manufacturing.
    Instead of paying to haul it off, they sell it as a cavity fighter (may prevent tooth decay).
    Getting rid of unwanted waste as a food or drink additive is common in the US.
    Being American myself, I avoid processed foods.

  2. It also affects the pineal gland in the brain such that your “spiritual awareness” and evolution are negatively affected. Perhaps that is the intent, to “dumb down the useless eaters” with fluoride in water, food additives, chemical trail spraying, vaccines and so on. A whole host of artificial environmental stressors designed to negatively affect our biology.

  3. What are the downsides of fluoride?
    Fluoride not only affects bone and teeth, but it also impacts young children in the development of the brain. Exposure to fluoride before birth could lead to poorer cognitive outcomes in the future. Higher levels of fluoride lead to low scores in IQ tests.

    They only want stupid people to rule over.

  4. Prescribed in the netherlands in the 80 for young kids, i never give my kids those pills. But spend my money on good plain wholesome food Beautiful adults now with good teeth . I love cooking and even their friends give me the mark 5 stars restaurant 😅
    Your food is your health. Avoid garbage industrial processed food ( taste really bad and expensive) and all kinds of sweet biscuits and soda.
    If you have no time to cook, even a boiled potato or carrot with some fresh butter is wholesome and tasty. Takes no time

  5. Fluoride is poison the Westcoast council has agreed to add it to there water supply and the dumb coasters are letting them,time to sack the council and get rid of these idiots.

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