Pros And Cons Of Fluoride
The fluoride controversy doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon and a grassroots organization called Secure Arkansas wants the chemical out of our drinking water. The group recently delivered signed affidavits to the governor’s office saying it can’t find proof of a study that was used to enact the fluoride mandate was ever conducted.
Fluoride has been the subject of great debate between those who believe we need fluoride in our water to help prevent tooth decay and those who say it’s a toxic substance that is leading to many health problems.
In 2011, Arkansas Act 197 mandated all communities with over 5,000 residents must put fluoride in their water. Representatives who voted on the issue were told of a study that was done in two communities and that the community that had fluoride in its water saw a 50-percent …show more content…
“They said years ago cigarettes were good for you and asbestos wouldn’t hurt you,” Burlsworth said.
I have contacted the governor’s office twice to find out what it plans to do with the affidavits but I didn’t receive a response by press time. Neither did I receive a response from the Arkansas Department of Health.
One can find study after study online of the detrimental health effects of fluoride as well as many studies touting its benefits. So who are we to believe?
While I haven’t studied the issue in depth, people across the country are fighting passionately to have fluoride removed, claiming the fluoride that is added to our drinking water is actually a toxic waste by-product that is costly to dispose of. Instead of having to dispose of it, big businesses have convinced our health officials that it was good for our teeth and had it placed in our drinking water.
Therefore, not only did they not have to pay to dispose of it, but are actually making money off of it.
Fluoride has been the subject of great debate between those who believe we need fluoride in our water to help prevent tooth decay and those who say it’s a toxic substance that is leading to many health problems.
In 2011, Arkansas Act 197 mandated all communities with over 5,000 residents must put fluoride in their water. Representatives who voted on the issue were told of a study that was done in two communities and that the community that had fluoride in its water saw a 50-percent …show more content…
“They said years ago cigarettes were good for you and asbestos wouldn’t hurt you,” Burlsworth said.
I have contacted the governor’s office twice to find out what it plans to do with the affidavits but I didn’t receive a response by press time. Neither did I receive a response from the Arkansas Department of Health.
One can find study after study online of the detrimental health effects of fluoride as well as many studies touting its benefits. So who are we to believe?
While I haven’t studied the issue in depth, people across the country are fighting passionately to have fluoride removed, claiming the fluoride that is added to our drinking water is actually a toxic waste by-product that is costly to dispose of. Instead of having to dispose of it, big businesses have convinced our health officials that it was good for our teeth and had it placed in our drinking water.
Therefore, not only did they not have to pay to dispose of it, but are actually making money off of it.