The document discusses a study that found silicofluorides, which are used to fluoridate water in over 90% of U.S. communities, are associated with increased lead absorption in children. The study analyzed blood lead levels in over 280,000 Massachusetts children and found higher levels in communities using silicofluorides. Additional studies corroborated this effect. The increased lead levels could cause learning disabilities and behavioral issues. So water fluoridation may increase tooth decay rather than prevent it.

1. FLUORIDATION INCREASES LEAD
ABSORPTION IN CHILDREN
Written by Dr. Kevin Flood , Dr. Kevin Flood’s Dental and Wellness Center
Fluoridation Increases Lead Absorption In Children
The chemical most commonly used to fluoridate America's drinking water is associated with an
increase in children's blood lead levels. Most studies that purport fluoridation's safety and
effectiveness in preventing cavities use the chemical sodium fluoride. However, most
communities inject cheaper silicofluorides (fluosilicic acid and sodium silicofluoride) into their
drinking water based on the theory that each chemical comes apart totally, so that freed
fluoride can incorporate into tooth enamel. However, the silicofluorides (SiF) do not separate
completely, as sodium fluoride does, As a result, water treatment with silicofluorides apparently
functions to increase the cellular uptake of lead.
In research published in the International Journal of Environmental Studies (September 1999),
Masters and Coplan studied lead screening data from 280,000 Massachusetts children. They
found that average blood lead levels are significantly higher in children living in communities
whose water is treated with silicofluorides. Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition
Evaluation Survey (NHANES III) and a survey of over 120,000 children in New York towns
(population 15,000 to 75,000) corroborate this effect. Masters and Coplan reported that some
minorities are especially at risk in high SiF exposure areas, where Black and Mexican American
children have significantly higher blood lead levels than they do in unfluoridated communities.
Silicofluorides are used by over 90% of U.S. fluoridated towns and cities. Ironically, children
with higher blood lead levels also have more tooth decay (Journal of the American Medical
Association, June 23/30, 1999 reviewed in a previous newsletter). So water fluoridation may
prove to cause tooth decay rather than prevent it. This research is just another block stacked
on a giant wall of evidence that proves fluoridation is neither safe nor effective -- no matter
what fluoride chemical is used.
Lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and at high levels, seizures,
coma and even death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Lead is a highly
significant risk factor in predicting higher rates of crime, attention deficit disorder or
hyperactivity and learning disabilities. Higher rates of violent crime and substance abuse in
silicofluoridated communities were also found in research that is yet to be published.

2. Web sites:
http://www.fluoride-journal.com/ http://www.cadvision.com/fluoride/ http://SaveTeeth.org/
http://sonic.net/~kryptox/fluoride.htm/ http://www.bruha.com/fluoride/html/f-_in_food.htm/
CONTACT: Paul Beeber, J.D., P.O. Box 263, Old Bethpage, NY, 18804-0263, phone,
516-433-8882, fax, 516-433-8932,NYSCOF@aol.com ; or Professor Roger D. Masters, Ph.D.,
603-646-2153, or fax, 603-646-0508,roger.d.masters@dartmouth.edu /
COMMENT: If you still don’t believe fluoride is a toxin that should be avoided not only in your
water and toothpaste but also at your dentist, then I would recommend you look at the fluoride
links on my “Links” tab at my home page at www.mercola.com.
Dr. Kevin Flood’s Dental and Wellness Center -- For a complete and holistic Grand Rapids Dental
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