When researchers compared the intelligence levels of children in Chinese villages they found that IQs went down as levels of fluoride in the environment went up. The average IQ of the least fluoride-exposed children (105) was 25% higher than the average IQ (80) of the most exposed children.

Drinking water is the major source of fluoride exposure, but there are many hidden, unsuspected sources such as soft drinks and fruit juices reconstituted from juice concentrate.

New research from the Harvard Medical School discovered that fluoride accumulates in brain tissue where it can damage the central nervous system. Fluoride has already been implicated in bone cancer, brittle bones, tooth decay and fluorosis.*

Although there is no real evidence of any health benefits, the British Medical and Dental Associations continue to push for the obligatory fluoridation of water (amounting to the compulsory medication of the British population).

ACTION - For more information on fluoridation and the campaign against it see the National Pure Water Association's website www.npwa.freeserve.co.uk or phone 01924 830097.
* where excessive levels of fluoride in the body causes illness, from mottled teeth (usually the first symptom) to brittle bones, neurological damage and cancer.