Fluoride

07.04.2005

07.04.2005: Links geändert

19.7.2002
Beim Thema Fluoride und Fluoridierung denkt man leicht, das beträfe nur die USA, und die wären ja weit weg.

Ein folgenschwerer Irrtum, wie folgende Beispiele zeigen.

Fluor-Verbindungen, darunter Fluoride, sind in unseren Leben häufiger als man denkt:

• 1. in der Fluoridierung von Trinkwasser
• 2. in Zahnputzmitteln
• 3. in Fluoridtabletten für Kinder
• 4. in Giften zB gegen Nagetiere
• 5. in Kochgeschirr, zB in teflonbeschichteten Pfannen
• 6. in Getränken
• 7. in Lebensmitteln
• 8. in Obst
• 9. in Säften
• 10. in Gemüse
• 11. in Zahnfüllungen
• 12. etc...

Über das Teflon könnte man behaupten, es könnten nur Stoffe daraus frei werden bei Überhitzung - und sonst nicht. Tatsache ist jedoch, daß auch bei der normalen Gebrauchstemperatur eine nicht unerhebliche Zersetzung stattfindet, also Fluor-haltige, giftige Stoffe in die Atemluft und in die Nahrung gelangen.

Bei Getränken wird man Mineralwässer und Leitungswasser vermuten und einen nur unwichtigen Anteil annehmen. Ein fataler Irrtum!

Säfte aus Gemüse oder Obst sind schon eine andere Sache. Auch Kaffee oder Tee - gebraut aus Bohnen des Kaffee-Strauchs, Blättern des Teebaums oder aus Kräutern - sorgen für Überraschungen.

Nur ein Beispiel... :

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?uid=8883478&form=6&db=m&Dopt=b :
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1: Food Chem Toxicol, 1996, Aug;34(8):755-7
 
Fluorine intake of a Tibetan population.

Cao J, Zhao Y, Liu JW, Bai XX, Zhou DY, Fang SL, Jia M, Wu JS.
Laboratory of Tea and Health, Hunan Medical University, Changsha, China.

Measurements of food consumption of randomly selected families and fluorine 
levels in food and beverages were used to calculate the fluorine intake of 
Tibetan people living in nomadic or semi-nomadic areas of the region and 
regularly consuming brick tea both as a beverage and in food. The fluorine 
intake of these groups (children 5.49-7.62 mg day; adults 10.43-14.48 mg/day) 
was much higher than that of members of a Han population living in the region 
(children 1.44 mg/day; adults 2.54 mg/day). 

The amounts of fluorine consumed by the Tibetan inhabitants are at least twice 
the WHO suggested limit (2 mg/day). 

Tea plants are rich in fluorine, and the highest levels are found in older 
leaves which are used to make brick tea. We conclude that brick tea is the 
major source of fluorine intake by the Tibetan population studied.

PMID: 8883478 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Die englische Sprache ist leider sehr ungenau, so daß man bei den Mengenangaben extrem obacht geben muß, ob es sich um Fluor oder ein Fluorid oder eine Fluoridverbindung handelt, deren Menge angegeben ist. Im Deutschen wird das strenger unterschieden, im Englischen muß man häufig raten.

Was sind die Fakten aus obiger Kurzfassung ("abstract")?

• Kinder zeigten Zahnschäden. Dies führte zu Untersuchungen. Die Links zu diesen Untersuchungen finden Sie in den Web-Sites, auf die ich verlinke.

• Die Untersuchungen ergaben, daß die Kinder Schwarztee getrunken hatten.

• Dieser Schwarztee wurde gebraut aus "brick tea", das sind Tee-Ziegel, aus Krümeln der Blätter des Tee-Strauchs gepreßte Klötze. Tee-Ziegel sind leicht zu lagern und zu transportieren. Das geringere Volumen ist beim Transport ein großer Vorteil, sowohl für die Händler als auch zB für die Nomaden, die diesen Tee trinken.

  Ob es sich um außer um ältere Blätter um besondere Fermentierung, besondere Sträucher und eventuelle Zusätze handelt, ist leider nicht angegeben.

• Die WHO gibt für die GESAMTAUFNAHME an Fluorid eine Obergrenze von 2 mg/Tag an. Diese Grenze wurde weit überschritten.

Tee-Ziegel werden auch in Europa verkauft. Man könnte sie meiden. Doch es kommt noch schlimmer: Pflanzen reichern Fluorid-Verbindungen an, manche Pflanzen mehr, manche weniger. Der Tee-Strauch gehört zu den Pflanzen mir sehr starker Anreicherung. Damit sind ALLE Schwarztee-Sorten betroffen...

Die WHO gibt für die GESAMTAUFNAHME an Fluorid eine Obergrenze von 2 mg/Tag an. Davon ist in folgendem Text keine Rede mehr:

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/674.html :

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Nutrition During Pregnancy

Fluoride and Your Growing Baby 

Approved by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board 

Why do I need fluoride?

Fluoride is a trace mineral best known as a dental
cavity fighter. It also helps to form strong bones by
bonding calcium and phosphorus. Your baby needs
fluoride when the teeth begin to form at around ten
weeks; permanent molars and incisors begin
developing in the second and third trimesters. 

How much do I need?

There's no established recommended daily allowance
for fluoride; about 1.5 to 4 mg daily is considered safe
and adequate. [1] 

No food is a reliable source, so most people rely on
fluoridated water to help their teeth stay cavity-free.
There are trace amounts of fluoride in the following
sources:

- 1 cup brewed black tea: 7.6 mg [2]
- 1 cup cooked kale: 0.205 mg
- 1 cup boiled spinach: 0.180 mg
- 1 medium apple: 0.093 mg
- 1 cup nonfat milk: 0.074 mg 
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Fakten:

• [1] Der von der WHO vorgegebene Grenzwert wird gleich um 100% überschritten.

• Obwohl es sich um Kinder handelt, wird in keinster Weise berücksichtigt, daß NICHT die absolute Menge die entscheidende Größe ist, sondern die Menge pro Kilogramm Körpergewicht.

  Dies nicht zu beachten kann tödlich sein! Peter Meiers hat in seinen Recherchen Material über solche Fälle zusammengetragen: "Peter Meiers: "Fluoride History" (http://www.fluoride-history.de)
  [Link geändert, 07.04.2005]

• [2] Eine einzige Tasse Schwarztee enthält 7.6 mg fluoride. [*]

[*] Ich benutze hier absichtlich die Mengenangabe des Originaltexts! (Siehe obigen Warnhinweis zu Mengenangaben in englischen Texten.)

Eine einzige Tasse DIESES Schwarztees enthält rund das 4-fache der von der WHO angegebenen maximalen Tagesmenge (also - wie wir später sehen werden - das 8-fache der "optimalen" Tagesmenge).

Wie sieht es dann aus mit denjenigen, die pro Tag eine oder mehrere KANNEN Schwarzteee trinken?

In der obigen Quelle fehlen mehrere, sehr wichtige Angaben:

• 1. Teesorte
• 2. Fermentierung
• 3. Menge des Tees zum Aufbrühen
• 4. Zeit des Aufbrühens
• 5. Temperatur des Wassers

Wer sich einen "richtig starken Tee" braut, der "so schwarz ist, daß der Löffel drin stehenbleibt", nimmt dermaßen große Fluoridmengen zu sich, daß man angesichts der 2mg/Tag der WHO das kalte Grausen kriegt...

Eine hervorragende Übersicht über Studien zu Tees hat Andreas Schuld zusammengestellt. Hieraus ein Zitat:

http://bruha.com/fluoride/html/uk_tea.html :

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UK TEA ANALYSIS September 2000

Tetley    ............800 ug/cup/bag......  3.2 ppm
Tesco #1  ............925 ug/cup/bag......  3.7 ppm
Aluminum  ...........1500 ug/cup/bag .....  6.0 ppm
Tesco #2: ............580 ug/100 ml.......  5.8 ppm
Total F-  ...........1160 /100 ml ........ 11.6 ppm
  (sol and unsol)
Typhoo      ..........425 ug/cup .........  1.7 ppm
Sainsbury's ..........200 ug/cup .........  2.8 ppm
Brook Bond  ..........525 ug/cup .........  2.5 ppm
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Seltsam - oder auch nicht -, daß die Öffentlichkeit über diese Dinge nicht informiert wird. Seltsam auch, daß nicht die Humanmediziner, sondern die Zahnärzte die Fluoridierung fordern. Die Kinderärzte stehen der Sache eher ratlos und hilflos gegenüber - vor allem gegenüber den Zahnärzten....

Kinder sind besonders empfindlich - und ausgerechnet Kinder werden stärker als Erwachsene mit Fluorid angegriffen :

• 1. mit Fluorid-Tabletten (als "Karies-Prophylaxe")
• 2. mit Zahnpasten (als "Karies-Prophylaxe")
• 3. mit Getränken (zB Tees, Fruchtsäfte und Mineralwässer, weil "sooo gesund!")

Ein Zitat:

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Published on November 10, 1992, Akron Beacon Journal (OH) 

FAMILY AND DENTIST SETTLE SUIT BOY SUFFERED DAMAGE 
TO HIS BRAIN AND HEART AFTER FLUORIDE TREATMENT

The parents of a boy who went to get his teeth fluoridated and 
wound up about two weeks later with serious brain and heart 
damage have settled out of court with the dentist.

The case of Andy Balas vs. Dr. John Gerstenmaier Jr. was to have 
gone to jury trial in Summit County on Monday, more than six years 
after the boy, then a 10-year-old, went to his dentist for a routine 
visit.

The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.

Kay Balas of Akron, Andy's mother, declined to ...
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Peter Meiers berichtet über mehrere Todesfälle durch Fluorid-Tabletten:

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From: Peter Meiers 
Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
Subject: Another fatal fluoride poisoning
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 21:29:07 +0100

Fatal fluoride tablet poisoning in Austria:


http://www.fluoride-history.de/huala.htm
[LINK geaendert, 07.04.2005]

After these incidents

 (remember: 
 - http://www.fluoride-history.de/burton.htm
 - http://www.fluoride-history.de/kennerly.htm )

there was an increased interest in statistics on fluoride poisoning in
the context of caries prophylaxis, and several reports were published on
this topic in the 80's. A look at medline tells me, however, that since
then there was - well, nothing. No more interest on the part of the
medical press, as such reports would be no great news anymore? I really
doubt that suddenly there are no more incidents of fluoride tablet
poisonings, while there were several a week (fortunately not all lethal)
according to the reports of the 80's. 
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Fluoridated toothpastes provide another major
source of fluoride intake, particularly to children ...

based on estimates of an average ingestion of 0.5 g
toothpaste per use 

   for 2- to 5-year old children, could result in the 
   intake of 0.5 to 0.75 mg fluoride per use.

   For 7- to 13-year olds the estimate was 
   0.4 to 1.2 mg fluoride per use. 

   Fluoride containing mouthwash could contribute 
   0.2 to 0.4 mg fluoride per use. 

Fluoride tablets and topical gels represent
additional sources of fluoride exposures. ... 

Dental fluorosis results when excessive amounts of
fluoride are ingested during the years of tooth
formation. Dental fluorosis is characterized by
lusterless, opaque white patches in the enamel
which may become stained yellow to dark brown
and in severe forms cause marked pitting and
brittleness of teeth. The severity of dental fluorosis
is usually ranked according to Dean's classification
index as questionable, very mild, mild, moderate,
or severe. ... In the questionable to mild categories,
teeth have small white opaque areas covering less
than 50% of the enamel surface. Mild forms of
fluorosis are not readily observable by the general
public and often resemble endogenous non-fluoride
enamel opacities. Objectionable fluorosis is usually
defined as moderate or severe fluorosis
demonstrating observable staining and/or pitting of
teeth. ... The prevalence and severity of dental
fluorosis increase with increasing fluoride
concentrations in drinking water.

"Fluoride: Report on benefits and risks of exposure",
New York State Department of Health - Draft Report, 1989
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In http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic181.htm
sind mehrere Links zu Pubmed, darunter dieser:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&Dopt=r&uid=98045011:


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1: J Public Health Dent 1997
Summer;57(3):150-8
Related Articles, Books, 
LinkOut 

Acute fluoride toxicity from ingesting home-use dental products in children,
birth to 6 years of age.
Shulman JD, Wells LM.
Texas A&M University System, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas 75266-0677, 
USA.
jshulman@tambcd.edu

OBJECTIVE: This paper analyzes reports to the American Association of Poison 
Control Centers (AAPCC) of suspected overingestion of fluoride by children 
younger than 6 years of age between 1989 and 1994, and estimates the probably 
toxic amounts of various home-use fluoride products in children younger than 6 
years of age. 

METHODS: Annual incidence rates of reported fluoride exposures attributed to 
dietary supplements, toothpaste, and rinses were calculated. Probably toxic 
amounts of each product were calculated using the
frequently cited dose of 5 mg/kg. 

RESULTS: Children younger than 6 years of age accounted for more than 80 
percent of reports of suspected overingestion. While the outcomes were 
generally not serious, several hundred children were treated at health care 
facilities each year. A 10 kg child who ingests 50 mg fluoride (10.1 g 1.1% 
NaF gel; 32.7 g 0.63% SnF2 gel; 33.3 g 1,500 ppm F toothpaste; 50 g 1,000 ppm 
F toothpaste; and 221 mL 0.05% NaF rinse) will have ingested a probably 
toxic dose. 

CONCLUSIONS: Overingestion of fluoride products in the home is preventable. 
Dentists and other health care providers should educate parents and child care 
providers about the importance of keeping fluoride products out of reach of 
children. Manufacturers should be encouraged by the ADA and the FDA to use 
child-resistant packaging for all fluoride products intended for use in the 
home.

MeSH Terms: 
Acute Disease
Age Factors
Body Weight
Cariostatic Agents/adverse effects*
Cariostatic Agents/administration & dosage
Child
Child, Preschool
Deglutition
Drug Packaging
Female
Fluoride Poisoning/prevention & control
Fluoride Poisoning/epidemiology*
Fluorides/adverse effects*
Fluorides/administration & dosage
Health Education, Dental
Human
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mouthwashes/adverse effects
Overdose
Poison Control Centers
Probability
Safety
Self Care
Sodium Fluoride/adverse effects
Tin Fluorides/adverse effects
Toothpaste/adverse effects
Treatment Outcome
United States/epidemiology
Substances: 
Sodium Fluoride
Toothpaste
Tin Fluorides
Mouthwashes
Fluorides
Cariostatic Agents
PMID: 9383753 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Auf diese Frage erfahre ich per Email:

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Young children usually like the sweet taste of toothpaste and often swallow
50% or more of what they use.  This can result in fluorosis in the enamel of
developing teeth, even without water fluoridation or other excess sources of
fluoride.  There have also been successful litigation against fluoridated
toothpaste manufacturers for dental fluorosis in children using the
1000-1500 ppm F toothpastes.  

The whole subject is very complicated.  
(See the Feb. 2002 issue of the J. Am. Dent. Assoc.)
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Weil die Kinder es verschlucken! Kinder mögen den süßen Geschmack der Zahnpasta -- und verschlucken oft mehr als die Hälfte davon. Sie werden Opfer der "kindgerechten Geschmacksverfeinerung", mit der den Kindern im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes das Zähneputzen schmackhaft gemacht wird. Mit fatalen Folgen...

Erschreckend, daß auch größere Kinder so viel Zahnpasta verschlucken...

Den Kindern WIRKLICH gerecht würde man mit einer schlecht schmeckenden Paste. Aber die läßt sich nicht gut verkaufen...

Dummheit ... und Marktmacht der Dummheit...

Die Industrie hat zugegeben, daß Fluoride ungesund sind. "Kinderzahnpasta" mit geringerem Fluorid-Anteil wird vehement beworben. Der Fluoridanteil der "Kinderzahnpasten" liegt bei 500 ppm. Es sei denn, er liegt glatt doppelt so hoch: bei 1000 ppm... Das ist dann aber keine "Zahnpasta" mehr, sondern wird als "Zahnpasta plus Mundwasser" deklariert. Fatal...

Zahnpasta für Erwachsene hat rund 1500 ppm Fluoride. Es sei denn... Aus Großbritannien wird mir berichtet über eine neue Zahnpasta mit dem unglaublich hohen Fluorid-Gehalt von 2800 ppm: "Duraphat". Im Gegensatz zu den USA gebe es in Großbritannien jedoch keine Giftwarnung und die nationalen britischen Gesetze würden umgangen, indem die Zahnärzte aufgefordert werden, diese Zahnpasta ihren Patienten direkt zu verkaufen...

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The whole subject is very complicated.  

(See the Feb. 2002 issue of the J. Am. Dent. Assoc.)
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Freiwillig hat die Industrie natürlich nicht zugegeben, daß die "Erwachsenen-Zahnpasta" für Kinder ungesund ist. Untersuchungen hatten bei Kindern Fluorose gezeigt, woraufhin reagiert werden mußte...

Das Februarheft ist online:

http://www.ada.org/prof/pubs/jada/index.asp

Darin findet sich ein Artikel über "Prevalence and Trends in Enamel Fluorosis ..." Hierzu zitiere ich die NYSCOF:

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From:           NYSCOF@aol.com
Date sent:      Sun, 17 Feb 2002 08:36:50 EST
Subject:        The Rest of the Story

That ADA fluorosis news release was based on a JADA article (available
for free on ada.org) and this is what the author, Beltran-Aguilar,
wrote that the ADA didn't tell the public:

Beltran-Aguilar recommends, suggests, mentions (but doesn't
conclude) that "Children younger than 8 years of age should receive
fluoride according to their needs rather than routinely."

"In our analysis, enamel fluorosis prevalence increased
proportionately more in the suboptimal fluoride group (less than 0.7
ppm) than it did in the optimally fluoridated group (0.7 - 1.2 ppm)
However, one important difference between th 1930's and 1980s data
(a difference less subject to misclassification) is the presence of
moderate and severe enamel fluorosis  in the suboptimally fluoridated
group.  This severity was not observed in the 1930s among children
drinking water with less than 1.3 ppm F."

"In computing and reporting the prevalence of enamel fluorosis, Dean
did not include the "questionable" category. As one would expect,
prevalence figures in our analysis and in Dean's data increased
substantially when children in this category were included (data not
included)....In fact, the prevalence of fluorosis in our comparable
optimally fluoridated group (0.7 - 1.2 ppm F) was 63 percent when
children in the "questionable" category were included."

(And, by the way, the naturally fluoridated group ranged from 0.7 -
4.0 ppm and comprised only 7% of the sample studied)

"It seems that infants living in fluoridated areas who ingest fomula
may be at higher risk of developing enamel fluorosis."

And when adding up fluoride exposures, Beltran-Aguilar, doesn't
include foods, even though JADA itself reported high levels of
fluoride in baby foods and juices. ""Most overexposure to fluoride
in the age groups at risk of developing fluorosis, however, come from
sources that were not intended to be used concomitantly with
fluoridated water, such as dietary supplements, or from sources not
designed to be ingested, such as fluoridated toothpaste."

"Researchers have suggested that a low-fluoride-concentration
toothpaste should be manufactured for use by young children."

"The second implication is the need to determine whether current
enamel fluorosis prevalence warrants a re-evaluation and possible
reduction in the fluoride concentration in water, as has been suggested
by some investigators."

CK

New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation
http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof 

(If this isn't working use the following two URL's:

http://web.archive.org/web/20010702162916/www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof/ 
http://www.enn.com/direct/display-by-affiliate.asp?id=1765 

Fluoride Action Network
http://www.fluoridealert.org 
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Besonders hilflos sind die Menschen dort, wo das Trinkwasser per Gesetz ZWANGSWEISE fluoridiert wird, siehe die USA.

In ihrem Artikel "AMERICA: OVERDOSED ON FLUORIDE" (Version vom Juni 2000) schreiben Lynn Landes und Maria Bechis:

http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/Fluoride.htm :
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There is no margin of safety for fluoride exposure. 

In the 1940’s, when fluoridation began, the
"optimal" level of exposure for dental benefit was
determined to be 1 milligram/day for an adult male. Even at that
level, 10% of the population were expected to contract dental
fluorosis. It was estimated that adult males drank 1 liter of
water per day. At that time, other sources of fluoride were
scarce.
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• 1. Bitte beachten Sie hier die Angabe "für einen erwachsenen Mann". Sie impliziert ein bestimmtes Körpergewicht.

  Erinnern Sie sich noch an die obigen Angaben für Babies...?

• 2. Achten Sie auch darauf, daß trotz dieser geringen Menge von rund 1 mg/Tag bei 10% der Bevölkerung eine Zahnfluorose auftrat!

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/dose_is_the_poison/the_dose_is_the_poison.htm :

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FLUORIDE

the dose is the poison

how much is enough? 

Fifty-five years ago they told us that in order to have healthy teeth, we
needed to have one part fluoride in each million parts of water. That's the
same as one milligram of fluoride per liter – about one-quarter milligram per
8-ounce cup. 
 
According to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS/NRC), reduction in
the average number of dental caries per child was nearly maximal in
communities having water fluoride concentrations close to 1.0 mg/liter.
This is how 1.0 mg/liter became the 'optimal' concentration. That is, it was
associated with a high degree of protection against caries and a low
prevalence of the milder forms of enamel fluorosis. Dietary Reference
Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1999) 
 
Under normal conditions of living, fluorine is a trace element in human
nutrition (McClure, 1951). Minute amounts are absorbed from certain
foods and drinking water and, to a limited extent, are retained by dental
and osseous tissues. The quantity of fluorine ingested in food is a
relatively unimportant variable; the average diet contains 0.2 to 0.3 mg.
daily. Of greater import is the variable quantity ingested in drinking
water. Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Fluoridation of Water Supplies,
Division of Medical Sciences, National Research Council (Nov. 29, 1951) 
 

Total Daily Fluoride Intake, 1940s - McClure, 1 ppm areas

Age      Body-   From drinking  From food    Total         Average      
(years)  weight  water          (mg)         (mg)          (mg/kg/day)    
         (kg)    (mg)             

1-3       8-16   0.390-0.560    0.027-0.265  0.417-0.825   0.05
4-6      13-24   0.520-0.745    0.036-0.360  0.556-1.105   0.04
7-9      16-35   0.650-0.930    0.045-0.450  0.695-1.380   0.04
10-12    25-54   0.810-1.165    0.056-0.560  0.866-1.725   0.03
19+      61-76   0.800-1.200    0.200-0.300  1.0-1.5       0.02

McClure, Frank J., Ingestion of fluoride and dental caries -- quantitative 
relations based on food and water requirements of children 1 to 12 years 
old, American Journal Diseases of Children (Vol 66, page 362, 1943) 
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Obige Tabelle zeigt die Situation VOR der Fluoridierungskampagne.

In den Überlegungen zur Fluoridierung steckt ein fundamentaler Fehler: Die Ernährungsgewohnheiten werden überhaupt nicht beachtet. Eine Tasse Tee enthält VIEL mehr als die erforderliche Menge Fluoride. Damit wird die gesamte Fluoridierung ad absurdum geführt.

Die Fluoridierung des Wassers enthält auch die damalige Unkenntnis der optimalen Trinkmengen pro Tag. Die optimale Trinkmenge pro Tag setzt man heute bei ca 2 Liter Wasser pro Tag an, also doppelt soviel wie vor 60 Jahren.

Die Fluoridierung des Trinkwassers enthält ferner den grundsätzlichen Fehler, daß man nicht richtig dosieren kann, weil man Wasser als Lebensmittel braucht -- aber eben REINES Wasser - ohne Verschmutzung durch zugefügte Chemikalien!

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/dose_is_the_poison/the_dose_is_the_poison.htm :
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According to the Surgeon General, fluoride accumulates in a linear manner.
Eighty to one hundred percent of ingested fluoride is absorbed from foods
and beverages. The fractional retention or balance of fluoride at any age
depends on the quantitative features of absorption and excretion. For
healthy, young, or middle-aged adults, approximately 50 percent of
absorbed fluoride is retained by uptake in calcified tissues, and 50 percent
is excreted in the urine. For young children, as much as 80 percent can be
retained owing to increased uptake by the developing skeleton and teeth.
Such data are not available for persons in the later years of life ... 
Dietary Reference Intakes (1999) NAS/NRC 
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Gerade bei Tee-Trinkern gibt es eine Anreicherung -- in jenen Geweben, die dies ermöglichen, zum Beispiel in Knochenstrukturen. Das führt zur Verkrüppelung...

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According to Krishnamachari, in "Trace Elements in Human and Animal
Nutrition", the textbook edited by Walter Mertz for U.S.D.A., and used by
NAS/NRC/IOM for their "Recommended Dietary Allowances", 

Fluorine being a cumulative bone-seeking mineral, the resultant skeletal 
changes are progressive. According to the natural course of the disease, 
skeletal fluorosis may be classified into the following phases: preclinical,
musculoskeletal, degenerative and destructive, crippling fluorosis, and
complications. ... effects depend not only on the total dosage and duration
of exposure, but also on associated factors such as nutritional status,
functional status of the renal tissue, and interaction with other trace
elements. Since the effect of fluorine is cumulative, the less serious
consequences occur early in the natural course of the disease. Whatever
may be the type of fluorine exposure, the clinical picture in chronic
poisoning occurs in a phased manner. 
 
Pain is a cardinal feature due to arthritic lesions and to secondary
peripheral nerve involvement. 

 ... workers at risk: 
aluminum smelters, phosphate fertilizer, ceramics, steel, glass industries. 
 
Fluorine entering the body rapidly moves to the hard tissues. A fraction of
the ingested fluorine is excreted daily. There is not only inter individual
variation but also intra individual variation in respect to excretion, which
depends on three factors 
   (1) total fluorine intake; 
   (2) duration of exposure to fluorine; and 
   (3) normal kidney function. Adult males excrete more fluorine than females 

 ... on a community basis, urinary fluorine excretion may be a dependable 
indicator of community exposure. 
 
It is thus clear that the clinical picture of fluorosis includes softening of
the bones and osteoporosis as well as secondary hyperparathyroidism on a
global basis. 
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Der erbitterte Kampf gegen die Fluoridierung führt zu Eingeständnissen von Fehlern:

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/dose_is_the_poison/text.htm
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In 1979 Hodge corrected his error regarding Roholm's crippling intake
figures. EPA didn't notice. After a series of letters to and from
NAS/NRC/IOM (Institute of Medicine), the official 20-80 mg/day figures
were changed to 10 to 20 mg/day in 1993. 
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Doch von der Wahrheit sind diese Zugeständnisse noch weit entfernt!

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/dose_is_the_poison/nat.htm#bone

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/dose_is_the_poison/sci.htm :
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Concerned Scientists
 
I am an environmental scientist currently with the
U.S. Army. From September 1972 until may 1992,
I was employed full time by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I spent
approximately 15 of those years in the Office of
Toxic Substances, managing risk assessments. For
two years I was responsible for writing regulations
under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. I
was also program manager for compliance of new
pollution sources with the National Environmental
Policy Act. I received my B.A. in chemistry from
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, my M.S. in
environmental science from Drexel University,
Philadelphia, PA, and my Ph.D. in environmental
science from Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
NJ. I recently published an article on the U.S.
Cancer-Fluoride situation, and have managed the
preparation of a long list of reports and studies
while an employee of EPA. My field of study,
interest and expertise, and my previous
responsibilities as president of the union of EPA
professionals, has led me to consider thoroughly,
and, in an impartial manner, the scientific basis for
the government's claim as to what constitutes a
safe level of fluoride in drinking water. - 

The fluoride in drinking water standard, or
Recommended Maximum Contaminant Level
(RMCL), published by the EPA in the Federal
Register on Nov. 14, 1985, is a classic case of
political interference with science. The regulation
is a fraudulent statement by the Federal
Government that 4 mg/l of fluoride in drinking
water is safe with an adequate margin of safety.

There is evidence that critical information in the
scientific and technical support documents used to
develop the standard were falsified by the
Department of Health and Human Services and the
EPA to protect a long-standing public health
policy. 

In a recent series of letters between
National Academy of Sciences, Ms. Darlene
Sherrell, and Senator Graham of Florida, the NAS
was forced to admit that it could not document the
derivation of the chronic effect level for crippling
skeletal fluorosis. As already mentioned, crippling
skeletal fluorosis is the single health effect upon
which the fluoride in drinking water standard is
based. The threshold is probably lower. There is
evidence, ignored by the EPA, in a study by Dr.
Geoffrey Smith, that exposure to fluoride at 1 mg
per liter in drinking water over a long period of
time may calcify ligaments and tendons, causing
arthritic pains, and may be responsible for the
alarming increase in cases of repetitive stress
injury.
 
Testimony of Robert J. Carton Ph.D. (formerly with
EPA) Before the Honorable Judge Peter Grim, State of
Wisconsin, Circuit Court, Fond du Lac County,
Decision and Order Case No. 92-C-579. June 29, 1993,
Safe Water Association, Inc. vs. City of Fond du Lac.
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Fluorides are general protoplasmic poisons,
probably because of their capacity to modify the
metabolism of cells by changing he permeability of
the cell membrane and by inhibiting certain enzyme
systems. ... The known effects of chronic fluorine
intoxication are mottled enamel and bone sclerosis
 ... A source of fluorine intoxication is drinking
water containing 1 ppm or more. 
 
Chronic Fluorine Intoxication, Journal American
Medical Association, Sept. 18, (1943) Editorial, p.150 
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In diesem Zusammenhang noch einmal die bereits zitierte Stelle:

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/dose_is_the_poison/cur.htm :


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Fluoridated toothpastes provide another major
source of fluoride intake, particularly to children ...
based on estimates of an average ingestion of 0.5 g
toothpaste per use for 2- to 5-year old children,
could result in the intake of 0.5 to 0.75 mg fluoride
per use. For 7- to 13-year olds the estimate was 0.4
to 1.2 mg fluoride per use. Fluoride containing
mouthwash could contribute 0.2 to 0.4 mg fluoride
per use. Fluoride tablets and topical gels represent
additional sources of fluoride exposures. ... Dental
fluorosis results when excessive amounts of
fluoride are ingested during the years of tooth
formation. Dental fluorosis is characterized by
lusterless, opaque white patches in the enamel
which may become stained yellow to dark brown
and in severe forms cause marked pitting and
brittleness of teeth. The severity of dental fluorosis
is usually ranked according to Dean's classification
index as questionable, very mild, mild, moderate,
or severe. ... In the questionable to mild categories,
teeth have small white opaque areas covering less
than 50% of the enamel surface. Mild forms of
fluorosis are not readily observable by the general
public and often resemble endogenous non-fluoride
enamel opacities. Objectionable fluorosis is usually
defined as moderate or severe fluorosis
demonstrating observable staining and/or pitting of
teeth. ... The prevalence and severity of dental
fluorosis increase with increasing fluoride
concentrations in drinking water. 
 
Fluoride: Report on benefits and risks of exposure, 
New York State Department of Health - Draft
Report, 1989 
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http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/dose_is_the_poison/usd.htm :


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No drug or chemical has yet been shown to cure
the chronic effects of fluorine toxicity.

Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition (Fifth
Edition), Edited by Walter Mertz, U. S. Dept. of
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville
Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland,
1987 p371 (Krishnamachari) 
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Mehr noch: Es gibt Personengruppen, die besonders empfindlich auf Fluorid reagieren:

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/dose_is_the_poison/usp.htm :

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Existing data indicate that subsets of the
population may be unusually susceptible to the
toxic effects of fluoride and its compounds. These
populations include the elderly, people with
deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and/or vitamin
C, and people with cardiovascular and kidney
problems. ... Because fluoride is excreted through
the kidney, people with renal insufficiency would
have impaired renal clearance of fluoride ...
Impaired renal clearance of fluoride has also been
found in people with diabetes mellitus and cardiac
insufficiency. People over the age of 50 often have
decreased renal fluoride clearance. ... This
decreased clearance of fluoride may indicate that
elderly people are more susceptible to fluoride
toxicity. ... Because of the role of calcium in bone
formation, calcium deficiency would be expected
to increase susceptibility to effects of fluoride. 
 
Toxicological Profile for Fluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride,
and Fluorine (F), (April 1993), U.S. Dept. Health and
Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry, p.112 
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Wer besonders gesund leben will und auf Kaffee verzichtet, statt dessen Schwarztee trinkt, tauscht den Teufel gegen Beelzebub...:

http://bruha.com/fluoride/html/green_tea___f.html :
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GREEN TEA, FLUORIDE AND THE THYROID

OPEN LETTER TO: Susan Cameron-Block
Host - Current Health Issues
August 24, 1999

Dear Susan,
   I am writing this letter with the intent to inform on various issues 
associated with the use of fluorides, especially as it relates to green and 
black teas, and to voice our concern about the continued promotion of green 
tea as a drink "beneficial to one's health" on your radio show "Current Health 
Issues".
  Tea is very high in fluoride content. Fluoride in tea is much higher than the
Maximium Contaminant Level (MCL) set for fluoride in drinking water.
  Tea leaves accumulate more fluoride (from pollution of soil and air) than any
other edible plant (1,2,3). Fluoride content in tea has risen dramatically over
the last 20 years, as has tea consumption (4).
  While in 1976 a Belgian analysis showed content of between 50 and 125
ppm fluoride in 15 varieties of tea (3), a Polish study in 1995 found fluoride
content of up to 340 ppm in 16 varieties of black tea (5). A major Canadian
study published in 1995 reports average fluoride content in tea to be 4.57 mg/l
in the 1980's.(6)
  A website by a pro-fluoridation infant medical group lists a cup of black tea
to contain 7.8 mgs of fluoride (7), which is roughly the same amount as if one
were to drink 7.8 litres of water in an area fluoridated at 1ppm. It is well
known that  fluoride in tea gets absorbed by the body similarly as the fluoride
in drinking water (1,8).
  Some British and African studies from the 1990's showed a daily fluoride
intake of between 5.8 mgs and 9 mgs a day from tea alone.(9,10,11)
  In order to understand a dose/concentration relationship properly, one needs
to realize that the level of fluoride at 1 part-per-million (ppm) = 1 mg/l was 
set in the 40's when TOTAL intake was considered to be only about 1 mg/day in
areas with fluoridated water. It was thought that the fluoridation of water
supplies at 1 ppm (1 mg/l) would duplicate this intake, assuming that people
would drink 4 glasses of water a day. However, average current total intake of
fluorides is approaching the 8mg/day range, according to the last official data
available from the US PHS (1991) and other publictions (12).
TOTAL intake from ALL sources is the amount to be considered for any
adverse health effect evaluation. (13,14,15)
  The fact that fluorides accumulate in the body is the reason why a MCL for
fluoride content in water needs to be set by the US Environment Protection
Agency (EPA) - by law under the US Surgeon General. This is to be done
specifically to avoid a condition known as Crippling Skeletal Fluorosis (CSF).
The MCL is set so as to only avoid the third and crippling stage of this
disease. It is set at 4ppm => 4mg/liter, assuming that people will retain 
half of this amount (2mg), and therefore be at a "safe" level. The EPA 
scientists, whose job and legal duty it is to set the MCL, declared that this 
level was set fraudulently by outside forces, and that 90% of the data showing 
the mutagenic properties of fluoride were omitted. (16)
  Virtually every company selling green tea advertises it's high fluoride 
content as "beneficial" in preventing cavities, promulgating the misleading 
and false data supplied for the last 50 years by the ADA/CDA and other dental 
health trade organizations, as well as various public health agencies. 
There are NO double-blind studies anywhere proving the efficacy of fluoride 
as a caries preventative (17). 
There ARE double-blind studies proving adverse health effects, at the level of 
1ppm (1mg/l) in water.(18) 
There are no studies documenting safety at any intake level...

THYROID MEDICATION:
   Drinking a cup of tea with fluoride content as mentioned above (7.8mg)
would mean a fluoride intake much higher(!) than amounts which were
actually given as medication to treat hyperthyroidism (-> over-functioning
thyroid) for numerous decades - in several countries - specifically to reduce
thyroid activity! [(2 -10 mg NaF/day => 0.9mg - 4.5mg F-)] (19,20,21,22)
  In the 1930's May reported having _successfully_ treated 1,158 hyperthyroid
patients within 6 years with either sodium fluoride or fluorothyrosine, given
per mouth. Among products later released on the market were Pardinon and
Tyrosin (23, 24).  
Checking an older Merck Index will verify this information.(25) 
Gorlizer von Mundy  treated patients for more than 30 years in baths containing 
HF (30ccHF in 200 l water). Later fluorides were deemed not "reliable enough" 
to be recommended as an antithyroid (26)


[...]

To understand the implications of fluoride in bone disorders:

If you drink 1 cup (6oz) of green/black tea a day, with F- content of 5mg, you
can expect Chronic Skeletal Fluorosis to appear as follows (135):
(100lbs. person)

Phase 1: ........................... within 5 years
          (sporadic pain; stiffness in joints; osteosclerosis of pelvis 
           and vertebral column)

Phase 2: ........................... after 10 years
          (chronic joint pain; arthritic symptoms; slight calcification 
           of ligaments;
           increased osteoclerosis/cancellous bones; with/without 
           osteoporosis of long bones)

Phase 3 (crippling  fluorosis)...... after 23 years
          (limitation of joint movement; calcification of ligaments/neck, 
           vert. Column;
           crippling deformities/spine major joints; muscle 
           wasting;neurological defects/compression of spinal chord).

Comparing intake levels as high as they are (12) with statistical data, it must
become clear that this is already happening to a significant portion of the
population.


References:

1)  Meiers, P. - "Zur Toxizität von Fluorverbindungen, mit besonderer
    Berücksichtigung der Onkogenese", Verlag für Medizin Dr. Ewald 
    Fischer, Heidelberg (1984)
2)  Waldbott, GL; Burgstahler, AW; McKinney, HL - "Fluoridation:The Great
    Dilemma" Coronado Press (1978)
3)  Srebnik-Friszman, S; Van der Miynsbrugge, F.-"Teneur en Fluor de
    quelques th‚s pr‚lev‚s sur le March‚ et de leurs Infusions" Arch Belg Med
    Soc Hyg Med Trav Med Leg 33:551-556, (1976)
4)  Press Releases/Market Figures - Tea Council
    http://www.stashtea.com/tt060595.htm
5)  Nabrzyski M, Gajewska R - "Aluminium and fluoride in hospital daily diets
    and in teas" Z Lebensm Unters Forsch 201(4):307-10 (1995)
6)  Dabeka, WD; McKenzie,AD - "Survey  of lead, cadmium, fluoride, nickel,
    and cobalt in food composites and estimation of dietary intakes of these
    elements by Canadians in 1986-1988" Journal of AOAC International 78 :4, 
    897-909  (1995)
7)  BabyCenter Editorial Team w/ Medical Advisory Board
    http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/674.html#3)
8)  Rüh, K - "Resorbierbarkeit und Retention von in Mineralwässern und
    Erfrischungsgetränken enthaltenem Fluorid bei Mensch und
    Laboratoriumsratte" Diss. Würzburg 1968
9)  Jenkins GN - "Fluoride intake and its safety among heavy tea drinkers in a
    British fluoridated city" Proc Finn Dent Soc 87(4):571-9 (1991) Department
    of Oral Biology, Dental School, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
10) Opinya GN, Bwibo N, Valderhaug J, Birkeland JM, Lokken P - "Intake of
    fluoride and excretion in mothers' milk in a high fluoride (9ppm) area in
    Kenya" Eur J Clin Nutr 45(1):37-41 (1991) Department of Dental Surgery,
    University of Nairobi, Kenya
11) Diouf A, Sy FO, Niane B, Ba D, Ciss M - "Dietary intake of fluorine
    through of tea prepared by the traditional method in Senegal" Dakar Med
    1994;39(2):227-30
12) "Documentation of Rising Intake of Fluorides" - 26 Official Documents
    compiled by Darlene Sherrell, Dental Fluorosis Prevention Program 
    http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/riseinta.htm
13) The problem of providing optimum fluoride intake for prevention of dental
    caries, Food and Nutrition Board, Division of Biology and Agriculture,
    National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Pub.#294,
    November 1953
    1953:".. a person drinking fluoridated water may be assumed to ingest only
    about 1 milligram per day from this source ... the development of mottled
    enamel is, however, a potential hazard of adding fluorides to food. The total
    daily intake of fluoride is the critical quantity."
14) World Health Organization, International Drinking Water Standards, 1971.
    1971:  "In the assessment of the safety of a water supply with respect 
    to the fluoride concentration, the total daily fluoride intake by the 
    individual must be considered. Apart from variations in climatic 
    conditions, it is well known that in certain areas, fluoride containing 
    foods form an important part of the diet.
    The facts should be borne in mind in deciding the concentration of 
    fluoride to be permitted in drinking water."
15) Review of Fluoride Benefits and Risks, Department of Health and Human
    Services, February 1991, p.45
    1991: "The total quantity of fluoride ingested is the single most 
    important factor in determining the clinical course of skeletal fluorosis; 
    the severity of symptoms correlates directly with the level and duration 
     of exposure."
16) "Applying the NAEP code of ethics to the Environmental Protection
    Agency and the fluoride in drinking water standard". Carton, R.J. and 
    Hirzy, J.W. Proceedings of the 23rd Ann. Conf. of the National Association 
    of Environmental Professionals. 20-24 June, 1998. GEN 51-61
    http://rvi.net/~fluoride/naep.htm
17) NTEU - "Why EPA's Headquarters Union of Scientists Opposes
    Fluoridation" Prepared on behalf of the National Treasury Employees Union
    Chapter 280 by Chapter Senior Vice-President J. William Hirzy, Ph.D. For
    more information please call Dr. Hirzy at 202-260-4683. His E-mail address is 
    hirzy.john@epa.gov
    http://www.bruha.com/fluoride/html/nteu_paper.htm
    http://www.cadvision.com/fluoride/epa2.htm
18) Grimbergen, G.W. -"A Double Blind Test for Determination of Intolerance
    to Fluoridated Water (Preliminary Report)", Fluoride 7:146-152 (1974)
19) Galetti, PM;Joyet, G - "Effect of Fluorine On Thyroidal Iodine Metabolism
    in Hyperthyroidism" J Clin Endocrinol 18:1102-1110 (1958)
20) May, W - "Antagonismus zwischen Jod und Fluor im Organismus" Klin
    Wochenschr 14:790-792 (1937)
21) May, W - "Behandlung der Hypothyreosen einschließlich des schweren
    genuinen Morbus Basedow mit Fluor" Klin Wochenschr 16:562-564 (1937)
22) Gorlitzer von Mundy - "Einfluss von Fluor und Jod auf den Stoffwechsel,
    insbesondere auf die Schilddrüse" 
    Münch Med Wochenschrift 105:234-247 (1963)
23) Conference On Fluorides And Fluorocarbons - Department of the Navy,
    January 27 and 28, 1949; Navy Research Section, Science Division, 
    Reference Department, Library, AD B221473
24) Gordonoff, T. - Fluor und die Schilddrüse, Toxikology des Fluors
    Basel/Stuttgart, pp.111-123 (1964)
25) 1968 Merck Index, pg.959
26) Bürgi, H.; Siebenhüner, L; Miloni, E.  
    "Fluorine and Thyroid Gland Function: A Review of the Literature" 
    Klin Wochenschr 62:564-569 (1984)

[...]

135) Toxicological Profile for Fluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride and Fluorine,
ATSDR/U.S. Public Health Service, 1993, page 46
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• 1. Die Grundlage ist aus den 40-er Jahren ein Untersuchung, die eine Gesamtaufnahme von 1mg/Tag als Optimum fand.

• 2. Aus einer Reihe von Gründen, die nur im kriminellen Bereich zu finden sind, wurden die Angaben gefälscht und für große Gebiete sogar zwangsweise Fluoridierung durchgesetzt.

Nun muß es für eine derartige Zwangsmaßnahme eine gesetzliche Grundlage geben. Doch es zeigt sich, daß es weder eine solche Grundlage gibt, noch daß Fluoride überhaupt als Medikament zugelassen sind!

http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/fluoride/unappfda.htm :
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FLUORIDE: FDA UNAPPROVED 
 
Fluoride is an unapproved drug

Fluoride in any form - drops, tablets, or vitamins - has never been approved 
by the Food and Drug Administration (as required by law since 1938).

This means that the FDA has no proof of the safety or the effectiveness of 
fluoride.

Furthermore, no drug application is pending.

Discovery of John V. Kelly   

The alarming discovery that fluoride has never been approved as a prescription 
drug was announced by New Jersey State Assemblyman John V. Kelly in 1993.

Kelly's investigation revealed that neither 
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) 
nor the National Institute of Dental Research 
(NIDR) nor the American Academy of Pediatric 
Dentistry has proof of fluoride's safety or 
effectiveness.


Although virtually every American is exposed daily treatment with this 
medication the official FDA classification for fluoride is Unapproved New 
Drug.

  (1. Letter to U.S. FDA Commissioner David Kessler by John V. Kelly, 
      June 3, 1993
   2. Kelly Seeks FDA Ban on Fluoride Supplements by Guy Sterling, 
      Trenton Star Ledger. June 4, 1993) 


FDA - Dragging Feet   

The FDA did not voluntarily come forward with this startling information.
When the Honorable Mr. Kelly asked the FDA for the records of tests used to 
verify the safety of fluoride, the FDA initially refused to comply with his 
request.

Later, under the Freedom of Information Act the FDA was required to turn over 
the required documents, and again they did not comply. But at this time it was 
a court order they were not complying with.
Eventually, because they had to return to court to explain themselves, they 
revealed that there is no drug application for fluoride approval and none has 
ever been submitted.

(The judge reportedly burst out in anger and emphatically stated, "Earlier, 
when you refused to turn over the documents you were in contempt of court. 
Now, apparently you are in contempt of congress.")


The Bottom Line   

HERE IS NO FDA APPROVAL OF FLUORIDE AS EITHER SAFE OR EFFECTIVE.  
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Sehr lesenswert ist dieser Artikel der PFPC, von dem ich aus der Einleitung zitiere:

http://www.fluoridealert.org/
http://64.177.90.157/pfpc/html/newsletter_9.html :
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 A patent by the pharmaceutical company Sepracor 
discloses that concentrations of fluorides from fluoridated
toothpastes and mouthwashes activate G proteins in the
oral cavity, thereby promoting gingivitis and periodontitis,
as well as oral cancer. Incomprehensibly, this vital
information is being withheld from the public by all
parties involved, including the company, at least two
well-known Universities, and numerous oral disease
experts. This includes a much-decorated ADA scientist
who was involved in setting the CDC recommendations
for fluoride intake in children, served as head of a Food
and Drug Administration subcommittee that decides which
dental products to make available to the public, and who
chaired the panel on safe use of fluoride for the Centers
for Disease Control (CDC, 2001).

   An extensive section of this Newsletter deals with
biochemical aspects [Part 4].
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Und noch etwas: Die von Zahnärzteschaft und Industrie so hochgelobten Fluoride zerstören Amalgamfüllungen besonders intensiv:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?uid=9588134&form=6&db=m&Dopt=r :
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1: Egypt Dent J 1994 Oct;40(4):909-18

Role of fluoride on corrodability of dental amalgams.

Naguib EA, Abd-el-Rahman HA, Salih SA.
Operative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo 
University, Egypt.

The role of fluoride ions on the corrosion behavior of some commercial dental 
amalgam in artificial saliva solution at pH level 7.1 was studied by using 
impedance and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. 

It was found that, the presence of F- ions in an artificial saliva solution 
at pH 7.1 increases the corrodability of different types of dental amalgam. 
Sever pitting corrosion occurred at level of 100 mM F- ions. The formulation 
of amalgam alloys greatly affect the resistance to pitting corrosion; the 
resistance of the amalgam to pitting follows the order:

Dispersalloy >> Phasealloy > Oralloy > Tytin > Valiant-pH.D. 

It is recommended to avoid oral treatment involving high F- ions concentration 
in the presence of amalgam restorations.

MeSH Terms: 
Corrosion
Dental Alloys/chemistry
Dental Amalgam/chemistry*
Electric Conductivity
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Oxidation-Reduction
Potentiometry
Saliva, Artificial
Sodium Fluoride/pharmacology*
Substances: 
Dental Amalgam
Sodium Fluoride
Saliva, Artificial
Dental Alloys
PMID: 9588134 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Die von der Zahnärzteschaft betriebene Verwendung von Fluoriden erweist sich damit sogar als auf ihrem hauseigenen Gebiet, der Zahnmedizin, als nicht nur ungeeignet, sondern sogar als kontraindiziert.

Eine fürwahr besondere Glanzleistung...

Für die Kinderärzte allerhöchste Zeit, aus ihrem Dornröschenschlaf zu erwachen!

Aribert Deckers