Only 200,000 people in the U.S. live in places where water has fluoride levels of at least 4 mg. But an additional 1.4 million live where the concentration is at least half that, a level that can produce mild to moderate dental fluorosis. Most are in South Carolina, but there are thousands in Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia as well.
Fluoride levels as high as 4 mg are caused by natural rock and soil formations, not by the addition of fluoride to water. The government's recommended level for fluoride deliberately added to prevent cavities is only 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter.
Thanks for your post. I don't doubt it at all but it won't fit in with the alarmists agenda. Many chemicals are harmful at high doses but beneficial at low or recommended doses.
The NRC panel found that the scientific evidence proves that an adult drinking 2 liters of water naturally fluoridated at 4 mg per liter or 4 ppm (or 8 mg fluoride) daily is at great risk of bone fractures.
Anyone can easily unknowingly consume 8 mg fluoride daily from various sources the NRC report lists such as foods, beverages, air pollution, pesticide residues, pharmaceuticals and dental products. However, the greatest percentage of fluoride is ingested via the drinking water. With such horrible side effects when unknown amounts of fluoride are ingested, why or why would anybody waste good tax money ADDING, not removing, fluoride from water supplies.
And there's no credible evdience that proves it's reducing tooth decay