Not pleased with fluoride

I am not pleased that Gosford Council is to introduce its mass medication policy.

Our mayor assures us that at 1.0 parts per million fluoride is "not harmful or toxic".

Surely this must depend on how much water one takes into the body.

Would Mr Macfadyen be willing to guarantee that it is absolutely safe for everyone?

In America parents are warned not to use fluoridated water when preparing formula for their babies.

Why is there no warning here?

The world Health Organisation states that dental caries are decreasing in both fluoridated and unfluoridated countries but dental fluorosis is increasing.

This is evident in Perth and in South Australia.

There is no treatment for dental fluorosis.

Skeletal fluorosis, a bone disease, has a high incidence in countries which have areas with a high level of natural fluoride such as India, China and Africa.

There appears to be a higher incidence of hip fractures in countries which artificially fluoridate, because as we age we store more of the chemical in our bones.

Where is the evidence to prove that fluoride does not affect other internal organs such as kidneys, liver and even our brains?

Where is the research being conducted in this country?

We are all individuals with individual reactions to all medications but simply because it is difficult to educate people regarding their personal health, we are now all to be forcefully medicated with fluoride whether we like it or not.

Are we just lemmings?

Margaret Lund Woy Woy Bay