Will Anchorage Stop Adding Fluoride to Tap Water?

Juneau stopped adding fluoride to city tap water several years ago and this week Fairbanks has decided to follow suit. Will Alaska’s most populated city be next?

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Story Created: Jun 7, 2011 at 7:45 PM AKDT

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Typical Health Nut said on Sunday, Aug 7 at 6:11 PM

If you wear a tinfoil hat every time you drink fluoridated water, then the UFOs can't track your teeth.

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Spenardian said on Thursday, Jun 9 at 12:37 AM

The EPA which has federal jurisdiction over drinking water, does not mandate, nor does any other federal agency mandate fluoridation. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/fluoride.cfm#four The EPA only sets a maximum contaminant level, This is then confused to mean an optimum dose by those who push fluoride. In example, the CDC wrongly recommends circumcision as a preventative for AIDS, should Anchorage then pass an ordinance to forcibly circumcise everyone?.. Politicians are practicing medicine with our water supply. They have no training in toxicology or pharmacology and they do not have the consent of those involved. A clear violation of Alaska Statute Title 08.64.170 which should protect us from unlicensed health care providers. They have no business playing doctor and prescribing the drug fluoride. Therefore it is up to us the people to hold our public officials accountable, and for the media to finally report the truth in this matter.

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nyscof said on Wednesday, Jun 8 at 4:35 AM

Dentists don't seem to understand that the concentration of fluoride in water does not equal the dose to the individual. For instance, tea is so high in fluoride that published research shows individuals developed skeletal fluorosis (arthritic like symptoms) from simply drinking too much tea and that's without using fluoridated water. Look for research by Whyte. Fluoride is in virtually all foods and beverages as well as absorbed and ingested from dental products. Outdoor workers in hot climates can drink gallons of water a day, exposing themselves unnecessarily to way too high daily doses of fluoride. Fluoride is not a nutrient nor essential for healthy teeth. Fluoride is a drug not suited for everyone including babies, kidney and thyroid patients.

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