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The American Dental Association, which has for many years been one of
fluoride's biggest advocates, alerted its members late last year that
parents of infants younger than a year old "should consider using
water that has no or low levels of fluoride" when mixing baby formula.
However, while public health agencies in some states, such as Vermont
and New Hampshire, immediately issued warnings in the media based on
the ADA alert, other states took months to relay the message.

Florida's Department of Health put the message on its website four
months after it was issued along with a note that read: "Mixing
formula with fluoridated water poses no known health risks."

The ADA was concerned about fluorosis, a condition caused by too much
fluoride that damages the enamel of teeth. Some scientists believe
that even mild to moderate cases of fluorosis can lead to more
significant problems. Studies have associated fluorosis with lower IQ,
endocrine system problems, and skeletal damage.

St. Petersburg Times June 4, 2007

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

After more than half a century of denial, the American Dental
Association has finally capitulated to the facts and issued warnings
on the dangers of fluoride.

Adding fluoride to drinking water (to prevent tooth decay) has been
standard practice in many countries for 60 years. But the practice has
come under scrutiny, as fluoride has been banned by more and more
European countries.

Unfortunately, too much fluoride can lead to fluorosis, a discoloring
of the teeth and breakdown of enamel -- itself a result diametrically
opposed to the dental health it supposedly is meant to prevent -- and
more serious developmental problems such as lower IQ. Excessive use of
fluoride also increases the risk of osteoporosis and can damage the
nervous system.

Children enrolled in the Women, Infant and Children's Nutrition
program (WIC) are particularly at risk, since the WIC program only
subsidizes powdered and condensed baby formulas that have to be mixed
with water.

If you are unable to breastfeed, please educate yourself on the
dangers of fluoride (an industrial waste product from the phosphate
fertilizer industry) as well as the health risks of using infant
formulas. Instead of mixing already unhealthy formulas with
fluoridated water, take the advice from my series, Healthy Alternative
to Conventional Infant Formula, which includes recipes for healthy
homemade baby formulas.

Recently I posted a video with award-winning author Christopher
Bryson, in which he reveals the dangerous deception at the heart of
the unnecessary use of this toxic chemical. If you didn't see before,
here's your second chance.

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