Canada - Good letter
Fluoride recommendation worthy of public support
Editorial - Thursday, August 23, 2007 @ 09:00
As a former Niagara resident who attended the public information meeting on July 23, I am in complete support of the Niagara Region Works Committee recommendation to end fluoridation for good. They are basing their decision on common sense, science and logic as well as finances. Industrial waste fluoride is as harmful to human health as it is to water pumps, pipes and fittings.
Industrial waste fluoride does not help teeth whether it is swallowed in tap water, or breathed in air from the stacks of Nanticoke or Hamilton steel industries. Dr. Mancuso cites pitiful examples of Baby Bottle Decay in toddlers as proof of fluoride deficiency. Yet fruit juice, baby formula, canned baby foods, teething biscuits and cereal contain loads of fluoride - much more than fluoridated tap water. Baby tooth enamel is formed inside the jaws of the unborn baby based on the availability of essential nutrients in the mother's diet - not fluoride. Breast milk contains at least 100 times less fluoride than formula, yet breastfed babies have better bones and teeth the longer they are nursed. As a registered nutritionist, I can tell you that processed baby foods are high in decay-producing sugar but deficient in the nutrients that are essential for healthy teeth: iodine, selenium, magnesium, vitamins B, C, D and K, and essential fatty acids. These are also nutrients that protect against cancer and heart disease. They are found in fresh, whole foods, not industrial waste. Aliss Terpstra Toronto
Editorial - Thursday, August 23, 2007 @ 09:00
As a former Niagara resident who attended the public information meeting on July 23, I am in complete support of the Niagara Region Works Committee recommendation to end fluoridation for good. They are basing their decision on common sense, science and logic as well as finances. Industrial waste fluoride is as harmful to human health as it is to water pumps, pipes and fittings.
Industrial waste fluoride does not help teeth whether it is swallowed in tap water, or breathed in air from the stacks of Nanticoke or Hamilton steel industries. Dr. Mancuso cites pitiful examples of Baby Bottle Decay in toddlers as proof of fluoride deficiency. Yet fruit juice, baby formula, canned baby foods, teething biscuits and cereal contain loads of fluoride - much more than fluoridated tap water. Baby tooth enamel is formed inside the jaws of the unborn baby based on the availability of essential nutrients in the mother's diet - not fluoride. Breast milk contains at least 100 times less fluoride than formula, yet breastfed babies have better bones and teeth the longer they are nursed. As a registered nutritionist, I can tell you that processed baby foods are high in decay-producing sugar but deficient in the nutrients that are essential for healthy teeth: iodine, selenium, magnesium, vitamins B, C, D and K, and essential fatty acids. These are also nutrients that protect against cancer and heart disease. They are found in fresh, whole foods, not industrial waste. Aliss Terpstra Toronto
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