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Fluoride and its contribution to
heart disease, cancer, respiratory
disease, dementia, diabetes, obesity
and Downs Syndrome.
Case study Fluoridated Ireland
HEART DISEASE
• The U.S National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (2006) found that Fluoride may indirectly contribute to a number of diseases, including hypertension and arteriosclerosis.
• Hypertension is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. • Hypertension stresses your body’s blood vessels, causing them to clog or weaken. Hypertension can lead to atherosclerosis. • Most strokes (about 80%) are ischaemic, and most of those are caused by atherosclerosis. • Atherosclerosis is a condition where the arteries become narrowed and hardened due to an excessive build up of plaque around the artery wall. This potentially causes blood clots that can result in life-threatening conditions such as heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases
• It is now known that reduced insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance increases coronary artery calcification. • The U.S National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine documented that fluoride affects insulin secretion, increases blood glucose and impairs glucose tolerance in humans.
• A major study published by the American Journal of Medicine in 2006 found that there is a 65% increased risk of coronary heart disease in individuals with subclinical hypothyroidism. • Water fluoridation chemicals are low dose endocrine disrupting chemicals that affect the thyroid gland.
Deaths in Ireland due to cardiovascular disease are (176/100,000 of the population) compared with the average EU figure of 108/100,000). That’s 62% higher than the EU average. Ireland has the highest rate of premature deaths (
CANCER
The National Academies of the United States stated in 2006 “Alternations in DNA suggest that Fluoride has the potential to cause genetic effects as well as carcinogenic potential.., AND Fluoride appears to have the potential to initiate or promote cancers.” • Overall cancer incidence in the European Region is 379 cases per 100 000. • The cancer incidence rate for the Republic of Ireland is 764 per 100,000. Source: The European Health Report 2012, World Health Organization
• The European regional average overall cancer mortality is 168 per 100 000. • The cancer mortality rate for the Republic of Ireland is 242 per 100,000. • Cancer mortality rates are 44% above the EU Region
Cancer Incidence in Ireland 85% above European region average. Ireland is the only country with mandatory fluoridation of drinking water in European continent.
The US National Research Council identified fluoride as an endocrine disruptor in 2006. The international Endocrine Journal identified water fluoridation chemicals as low dose endocrine disruptors on 2012.
A 2013 report for the WHO and UNEP in 2013 examined how endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) contribute to endocrine cancers as well as other medical disorders:
Prostate
cancer is a
endocrine
cancer. Ireland
highest in
World.
IrelandOvarian cancer is a endocrine cancer. Ireland has the highest mortality in EU from Ovarian cancer.
Endocrine disrupting chemical cause immune disease. Ireland has the highest mortality in EU from immune disorders.
Respiratory disease
The National Academies of the United States stated in 2006 “Fluoride also augments (increases) the inflammatory response to irritants” According to the U.S. National Institute of Health National Heart, Lung and Heart Institute : “Long-term exposure to lung irritants that damage the lungs and the airways usually is the cause of COPD.” COPD refers to a broad classification of disorders that includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema and in some cases Asthma.
Fluoridated Ireland has the highest incidence of COPD of OECD countries followed by Fluoridated New Zealand and Australia
The National Academies of the United States stated in 2006 “There is no question that fluoride can affect the cells involved in providing immune responses.” • The death rate from diseases of the respiratory system in the EU-27 is 45.9 per 100 000 inhabitants • The death rate for Ireland is 62 per 100,000. • Mortality rates are 35%above the EU-27 average.
Fluoridated Ireland has the highest mortality from respiratory disease in Western Europe
DEMENTIA-ALZHEIMER’S
The National Academies of the United States stated in 2006 “Fluorides also increase the production of free radicals in the brain through several different biological pathways. These changes have a bearing on the possibility that fluorides act to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease” “Aluminium Fluorides (created by fluoridating water that is also treated with ALUM a chemical used as a coagulant in treating drinking water) not only provides false messages throughout the nervous system but, at the same time, diminishes the energy essential for brain function” “It is apparent that fluorides have the ability to interfere with the functions of the brain and the body by direct and indirect means”
The incidence of early onset dementia in Fluoridated Republic of Ireland is 450% higher than in non fluoridated Northern Ireland
DIABETES AND OBESITY
The U.S National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine stated in 2006: • “Sufficient fluoride exposure appears to bring about increases in blood glucose or impaired glucose tolerance in some individuals and to increase the severity of some types of diabetes” and “that given the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus any role of fluoride exposure in the development of impaired glucose metabolism or diabetes is potentially significant.”
• According to the WHO the standardised disease ratio for diabetes (2010) in Ireland for all ages is 9.5 per 100,000 compared to 5.97 for the UK. • This is 60% higher than the UK. • The prevalence of diabetes in non-fluoridated NI is 3.8 per cent of the population, while the UK average is 4.45%. • Official figures from the Dept of Health, which are regarded as an underestimate of the true incidence, estimates the prevalence of diabetes in Ireland at 6.1 per cent of the population. • This is 60%higher than non-fluoridated Northern Ireland.
• A 2011 study conducted by VHI on 11,500 people in Ireland without a prior diagnosis of diabetes aged 45-75 found that 11% of this subgroup had undiagnosed diabetes. • This figure combined with diagnosed cases of diabetes means Ireland has one of the highest incidences of diabetes in the developed world and significantly above the EU average.
Increases in Top 5 of 6 countries
all have either
blood glucose fluoridated water.
and impaired Mexico has
glucose fluoridated salt
tolerance programme and high
natural fluoride
leads to levels in water. UK
obesity. has 10% population
fluoridated,
Luxembourg has
high natural fluoride
levels in water.The U.S National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine stated in 2006 : “The possible association of cytogenetic effects of fluoride exposure suggests that Down’s syndrome is a biologically plausible outcome of exposure to fluoride” “A few studies of human populations have suggested that fluoride might be associated with alterations in reproductive hormones, fertility and Down’s syndrome”
DOWNS SYNDROME
AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH
SYNDROMETop 5 countries all have fluoridated water
• The current report by Irish Environmental Scientist Declan Waugh, presents the published findings of the United States National Research Council (NRC) Scientific Committee on Fluoride, presenting their observations in regard to the potential toxic effects of ingestion of fluorides and examining these findings in regard to the published health data for disease incidence and mortality in the Republic of Ireland. • The study examines a wide range of diseases, comparing the incidence and mortality for fluoridated southern Ireland with non-fluoridated northern Ireland while also including an examination of health data from other non fluoridated European countries in addition to the few international countries which practice fluoridation. • Report is available at http://www.enviro.ie/Feb2013.pdf
• The report documents a highly significant increased burden of disease being recorded for Southern Ireland with the most pronounced variation being early onset dementia (450%) followed by sudden infant death syndrome (300%), sarcoidosis (250%), congenital hypothyroidism (220%), osteoporosis (100%) Downs syndrome (83%), depression (78%), rheumatoid arthritis (60%) diabetes (60%) and cancer (highest 55%). • A significantly increased risk for a wide range of cancers are to be found in ROI compared to non-fluoridated NI or Europe. • In addition a greatly increased incidence of respiratory disease such as COPD are present in Ireland, mortality from respiratory disease is the highest in Western Europe. • The Republic of Ireland is the only EU country with a mandatory legislative policy mandating fluoridation of water.
• Commenting on Declan Waugh’s report Dr. Robert Isaacson, distinguished Emeritus professor of psychology, a scientific academic who is highly regarded as an international expert in environmental pollutants and neurotoxicity, past president of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, member of the editorial board of the respected international journal Brain Research and who was a senior member of the United States National Academy of Sciences-Scientific Committee on the toxic effects of Fluoride in drinking water said: • “ I am greatly impressed by the extraordinary work undertaken by Mr. Waugh” and added “If it could be distributed widely one might be able to save some lives.” Dr. Isaacson also said “Governments must understand how dangerous fluorides really are. Until this happens, the contamination will continue. Somehow the whole country has to realize the problems and force actions to stop water fluoridation. That is why Mr. Waugh’s work is so important.”
• Furthermore Dr. Theissen, also a senior member of the U.S National Research Council Scientific Committee that examined the biological impacts of fluoride in 2006, commented saying: "Mr. Declan Waugh is one of the latest in a string of independent professionals over several decades to review the scientific and medical literature on water fluoridation and conclude that there is no merit to the practice and substantial risk of harm to large numbers of people. Many of these professionals have spoken out against the practice, even risking livelihoods or professional reputations to do so. I hope that your government will take note of Mr. Waugh's reports, and that his efforts will serve to help bring about an end to a demonstrably harmful practice.”
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