The 'Fluoride Glut': Increasing Exposure
to Fluoride from Food & Non Food Sources
Beware of these potentially dangerous chemicals lurking in your fluoridated water supply.
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Environmental Working Group: Children are "Over-Exposed"
Environmental Working Group (EWG) analyses show that if the Metropolitan Water District proceeds with plans to fluoridate tap water in October 2007, more than 64,000 children in 3 counties will be exposed to fluoride above the maximum safe levels developed by the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, endorsed by the American Dental Association, and consistent with Environmental Protection Agency and California drinking water limits. |
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The Fluoride Glut: Current Sources of Fluoride Exposure
Did you know that fluoride has found its way not only into your tap water and toothpaste, but also into infant formula, processed cereals, soda and other beverages, fish, cigarettes, and anaesthetics? |
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Harmful Fluoride Levels Found in Instant Iced Tea
A study reported in Fox News warns that instant iced tea mixes may contain potentially harmful levels of fluoride. |
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Kids may get excess fluoride from beverages
The “telltale white streaks” on your child’s teeth may prove that he is getting too much fluoride from fluoridated beverages, according to a study published on Reuters Health. |
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Are we getting too much fluoride?
A report from The Globe and Mail wonders if we are becoming overfluoridated, given the fluoride “in our water supply, toothpaste, mouthwash and those foul-tasting rinses and pastes to which our dentists subject us.” |
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