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	Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University
		Fluoride is considered a trace element because only small amounts are present in the body (about 2.6 grams in adults), and because the daily requirement for maintaining dental health is only a few milligrams a day.
		Although fluoride in pharmacologic doses has been shown to be a potent therapeutic agent for increasing spinal bone mass (see Disease treatment), there is little evidence that water fluoridation at optimum levels for the prevention of dental caries is helpful in the prevention of osteoporosis.
		Fluoride supplements are available only by prescription, and are intended for children living in areas with low water fluoride concentrations for the purpose of bringing their intake to approximately 1 mg/day (5).
	lpi.oregonstate.edu /infocenter/minerals/fluoride (2909 words)

	Fluoride - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fluorides are organic and inorganic compounds containing the element fluorine.
		Fluoride is best known for its use in small quantities in an attempt to help reduce dental caries (cavity) frequency in teeth.
		Fluoride compounds, usually calcium fluoride, are naturally found in low concentration in drinking water and some foods, such as tea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fluoride (979 words)

	Fluoride: Minerals and Electrolytes: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Fluoride is necessary for the formation and health of bones and teeth.
		The addition of fluoride (fluoridation) to drinking water that is low in fluoride or the use of fluoride supplements significantly reduces the risk of tooth decay.
		Fluoride accumulates in the teeth, particularly permanent teeth.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec12/ch155/ch155d.html (214 words)

	Fluoride
		Fluoride is incorporated in the crystalline structure of bone as fluoroapatite.
		Approximately 75% to 90% of ingested fluoride is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.
		From 5% to 10% of ingested fluoride is excreted in the feces.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/flu_0109.shtml (1989 words)

	Fluoride Mineral \| Fluoride Sources \| Fluoride Deficiency
		The Fluoride mineral is one of the family of trace minerals and is one mineral that is surrounded by controversy.
		Fluoride sources are not at all common and the fluoride mineral is not found in many of the foods that we eat.
		The most obvious sign that a person has a fluoride deficiency is the appearance of dental carries, better known as cavities and weakened tooth enamel.
	www.alkenmrs.com /vitamins/fluoride-mineral.html (554 words)

	Flouride Letter to Senator Specter
		Fluoride is not a chemical "element"; fluorine (a poisonous gas at room temperature) is. Fluoride refers to a complex formed of the fluoride ion with some other element or compound, such as calcium fluoride or carbon tetrafluoride.
		Further, the fluoride compound used in most animal studies is pure sodium fluoride (NF) and purified water, not industrial grade hydrofluorosilicic acid as is commonly used in public water fluoridation.
		The fluoride compounds used in public water fluoridation are contaminated with a number of toxic chemicals such as lead, mercury, and aluminum which, by synergy, are known to increase the toxicity of fluoride with the potential of brain damage and other health problems.
	www.johnleemd.com /store/essay_fluoride.html (1429 words)

	Fluoride Benefits
		The prime dietary source for fluoride are typically treated drinking water however, it also shoes up in foods and beverages that have been grown in areas where the drinking water has been fluoridated and then used in the manufacture of those products.
		Fluoride’s primary function in the human body is to strengthen the bone and it is known to prevent tooth decay.
		Fluoride intake is ideally begun early in childhood when the formation of teeth and bones is still taking place, therefore strengthening the initial buds for the future.
	www.vitamins-nutrition.org /vitamins/fluoride.html (919 words)

	Popular uses of fluoride
		If fluoride is started a little later, at birth, when the first permanent teeth start to grow, prevention is still very good, averaging about 75% in a half-dozen trials.
		In some parts of the world the use of fluoridated water is very common (e.g., about half of the USA is fluoridated), and this amount of fluoride prevents about half of dental decay where it is used.
		The highest amount of fluoride I have seen suggested is 10 mg F per day, for people 8-25 years old, for the prevention of osteoporosis.
	members.tripod.com /raygrogan-ivil/fluorideinearlypregnancy/id7.html (1136 words)

	FLUORIDATION: TIME FOR A SECOND LOOK
		Fluoridation is the practice of adding fluoride to the public water supply to reduce dental decay.
		A third early belief was that dental fluorosis (a defect of the tooth enamel caused by fluoride's interference with the growing tooth) would occur in only about 10% of the children drinking water fluoridated at 1 ppm and would occur only in its mildest form.
		With fluoride's known capacity to depress thyroid activity, it seems that there may be a link between current fluoride consumption and the prevalence of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).
	www.ecomall.com /greenshopping/rfluoride.htm (1206 words)

	Vit A
		Weanling female rats were fed either a vitamin A deficient diet ad libitum, a vitamin A supplemented diet pair-fed to the deficient animals, or the vitamin A supplemented diet ad libitum.
		The results showed that the groups receiving 10 and 50 ppm fluoride at all dietary levels of vitamin A had significantly higher in vivo 35SO4 incorporation in both the epiphyseal and diaphyseal regions of the bone than the animals receiving 0 ppm fluoride.
		The vitamin A deficient animals incorporated significantly less 35SO4 into glycosaminoglycans in the epiphyseal and diaphyseal regions of the bone compared to the pair-fed, vitamin A sufficient animals for all three fluoride receiving groups.
	www.bruha.com /pfpc/html/vit_a.html (434 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Fluoride in diet
		Low doses of fluoride salts may be used to treat conditions that cause faster-than-normal bone loss, such as menopause.
		Fluoride deficiency may appear in the form of increased cavities, and weak bones and teeth.
		When there is a high amount of fluoride in the drinking water, a problem called chronic dental fluorosis may occur.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002420.htm (360 words)

	Health Hazards to Know About Dangers of Fluoride in Water and Toothpaste
		In fact, before fluoride was deemed a "cavity fighter," it was used as insecticide and rat poison.
		The problem of how to legally dispose of fluoride was solved in the 1930's when a study (funded by one of the country's largest aluminum companies) concluded that fluoride prevented tooth decay.
		Fluoride is a false magic bullet solution from a bygone era.
	www.ghchealth.com /where-the-yellow-went.html (1202 words)

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		When water fluoridation began 50 years ago, it was believed that fluoride needed to be ingested in order to be effective.
		Despite the increase in total fluoride exposure, the concentration of fluoride added to drinking water (0.7-1.2 mg/L) as prescribed by the US Government, is still the same as it was back in the 1940s.
		After years of overlooking the problems with fluoride and fluoridation, the environmental community is finally beginning to address the issue.
	www.mercola.com /2002/jan/30/fluoridation_facts.htm (2211 words)

	Facts About Fluoridation You Did Not Know
		Fluoride Is Not An Essential Nutrient, which means that no human disease (including dental decay) has ever been linked to a fluoride deficiency.
		Fluoridation adds between 0.1 and 1.6 parts per billion (ppb) Arsenic to drinking water, and therefore violates the EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level Goal for arsenic - which is 0 ppb.
		Fluoride Is A Very Toxic Substance, which is why it is the active ingredient in a number of pesticides.
	www.staytuned.ws /articles/fluoride.html (2136 words)

	Dental Fluorosis Medical Module \| Case Study for the 4th Year Course in Ecosystem Health at UWO
		Fluoride toxicity may be acute or chronic, with affects ranging from cosmetic damage, to disability and even death.
		Fluoride is ubiquitous in food, water, air, and most tissues of the human body, and no physiological dysfunction results from having a "theoretically impossible" Fluoride intake of zero.
		Fluoride supplements are ususally prescribed in cases of Relative Fluoride Deficiency to prevent dental caries in children.
	www.med.uwo.ca /ecosystemhealth/education/casestudies/fluorosismed.htm (4615 words)

	50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation
		Fluoride has been shown to be mutagenic, cause chromosome damage and interfere with the enzymes involved with DNA repair in a variety of insect, tissue culture and animal studies (DHSS, 1991, Mihashi and Tsutsui, 1996).
		Fluoride forms complexes with a large number of metals, which include metals which are needed in the body (like calcium and magnesium) and metals (like lead and aluminum) which are toxic to the body.
		In her book "The Fluoride Question: Panacea or Poison" Anne-lise Gotzsche quotes Carlsson as follows: "It is not worthwhile to conceal the fact that it is a question of applying a pharmacologically active substance to an entire population" (p.69).
	www.slweb.org /50reasons.html (6194 words)

	The Rivermouth Action Group Inc secondary site
		Calcium is needed for healthy bones and teeth, not fluoride, which is toxic to teeth and bones.
		It is presently thought that the main effect of fluoride is topical (toothpaste) and not from ingesting (systemic) as the entries of your manuals suggests.
		Also, you could add that modern thinking about fluoride as a dental prophylactic is that it should be used topical (toothpaste) and that because of the toxicity of fluoride it should not be ingested.
	members.optusnet.com.au /rivermouth/misinfo.htm (2035 words)

	Fluoride \| acupuncturetoday.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It occurs naturally in the body as calcium fluoride and is found primarily in the bones and teeth.
		The most recognizable symptom of fluoride deficiency is an increased incidence of tooth decay, especially in children.
		Fluoride intake of 20 to 80 milligrams per day over a period of many years can cause skeletal fluorosis, which causes the bones to be chalky and brittle.
	www.acupuncturetoday.com /herbcentral/fluoride.php (292 words)

	50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation
		Fluoride supplements are designed to deliver the same amount of fluoride as ingested daily from fluoridated water (Kelly 2000).
		With water fluoridation, we are forcing people to drink a thyroid-depressing medication which could, in turn, serve to promote higher levels of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) in the population, and all the subsequent problems related to this disorder.
		Mechanism of toxic action of fluoride in dental fluorosis: whether trimeric G proteins participate in the disturbance of intracellular transport of secretory ameloblast exposed to fluoride.
	www.fluoridealert.org /50-reasons.htm (7973 words)

	Calcium deficiency in fluoride-treated osteoporotic patients despite calcium supplementation
		To test the hypothesis that the osteogenic response to fluoride can increase the skeletal requirement for calcium, resulting in a general state of calcium deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism, we assessed calcium deficiency, spinal bone density, by quantitative computed tomography, and serum PTH in three groups of osteoporotic subjects.
		To test the hypothesis that the calcium deficiency and the secondary hyperparathyroidism that were associated with the positive response to fluoride would respond to concomitant calcitriol treatment, a subgroup of 7 calcium-deficient subjects were selected from group I and treated with calcitriol (plus fluoride and calcium) for an average of 7 months.
		Together, these data indicate that fluoride-treated osteoporotic subjects may develop calcium deficiency in proportion to the effect of fluoride to increase bone formation, and this calcium deficit is responsive to calcitriol therapy.
	www.fluoride-journal.com /97-30-2/302-123.htm (328 words)

	Fluoride in diet \| Health Library \| Walgreens
		Low doses of fluoride salts may be used to treat conditions that cause faster-than-normal bone loss, such as menopause.
		Fluoride deficiency may appear in the form of increased cavities, and weak bones and teeth.
		When there is a high amount of fluoride in the drinking water, a problem called chronic dental fluorosis may occur.
	www.walgreens.com /library/contents.jsp?doctype=1&docid=002420 (413 words)

	Thyroid History
		When sodium fluoride was administered, the same histological changes in the thyroid were seen as are produced in endemic goitre.
		He deliberates that, because fluoride was the reason behind iodine deficiency/goitre areas, it would therefore also reduce the high iodine levels in Basedow patients and begins to use fluorides to effectively cure Basedow's disease - hyperthyroidism caused by excessive iodine consumption.
		and others in a study on workers exposed to fluorides write that “changes in the pituitary-thyroid axis are caused by disorders of the regulatory chain and fluorine impact on thyroid hormones' metabolism at the level of target cells”.
	www.bruha.com /pfpc/html/thyroid_history.html (6848 words)

	Fluoride
		Despite the questions regarding fluoride's effectiveness and safety, the administration's stated federal health objective was to increase the number of Americans with fluoridated tap water from previous levels of 62 percent to 75 percent in 2000.
		It is characterized by diffuse opacities and under-mineralized enamel.
		Fluorides are cumulative and build-up steadily with ingestion of fluoride from all sources, which include not just water but the air we breathe and the food we eat.
	tuberose.com /Fluoride.html (12425 words)

	Fluoride & the Brain
		It appears that many of fluoride’s effects, and those of the aluminofluoride complexes are mediated by activation of Gp, a protein of the G family.
		Not only do fluorides affect transmitter concentrations and functions but also are involved in the regulation of glucagons, prostaglandins, and a number of central nervous system peptides, including vasopressin, endogenous opioids, and other hypothalamic peptides.
		Fluoride enhances the effect of aluminium chloride on interconnections between aggregates of hippocampal neurons.
	www.fluoridealert.org /health/brain (4705 words)

	FLUORIDE Vol. 32 No. 4 1999, pp 199-268
		Unraveling the fabric of fluoridation, thread by thread...
		Mechanism of the mitogenic effect of fluoride on osteoblast-like cells: evidences for a G protein-
		FLUORIDE, official journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research, publishes quarterly reports on biological, chemical, ecological, industrial, toxicological and clinical aspects of inorganic and organic fluoride compounds.
	www.fluoride-journal.com /99-32-4.htm (259 words)

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		Goldemberg firmly believed that the occurrence of goiter and cretinism was NOT due to iodine deficiency, but to excessive fluoride intake from air, food and water.
		Michaelis further reported that fluoride were to be seen as catalyst in the process of calcium binding.
		The thousands of studies on fluoride-aluminum compounds or beryllium fluoride clearly show this as well by their documented G protein activation, an activity normally reserved for TSH, the thyroid stimulating hormone.
	www.sonic.net /kryptox/medicine/pfpc/pfpc3.txt (1656 words)

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