Daily Express - Fluoride linked to thyroid issues

The DANGERS of drinking water: Fluoride linked to thyroid issues

HIGHER levels of water fluoridation are linked to increased rates of underactive thyroid glands, a study has found.

PUBLISHED: 07:06, Tue, Mar 24, 2015

GP surgeries in the West Midlands, which has the UK's biggest water fluoridation scheme, are nearly twice as likely to report high hypothyroidism as Manchester, where it is not added to the drinking water.

The findings raise concerns about the validity of fluoridation

Online report in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

The condition can cause weight gain and depression.

Fluoridation reduces tooth decay. But the report from the Centre for Health Services Studies at the University of Kent said hypothyroidism was at least 30 per cent likelier in areas with fluoride levels of more than 0.3 parts per million.

The report online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health said: "The findings raise concerns about the validity of fluoridation."