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The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) seeks to broaden awareness about the toxicity of fluoride compounds among citizens, scientists, and policymakers alike.
Jul 15, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
What happens when communities end fluoridation?

Here are just a handful of studies and reports to give us an idea.

1. A study of nearly 6,000 children in British Columbia, Canada found that cavity rates declined after ending fluoridation.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11153562/ 2. A study of two towns in Finland that ended fluoridation found that over the next 6 years, decay rates in children either declined or remained the same after discontinuing the practice.

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Jun 18, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read
Big moment from our #fluoridelawsuit. World-renowned environmental epidemiologist Dr. Philip Grandjean testified at trial that he was bullied by colleagues and higher ups at his university, Harvard, to retract his 2012 conclusions of #neurotoxicity from #fluoride exposure. Image 2 “Well if you want the whole story, I was asked to meet with a professor from Harvard’s Dental School. He came to my office and essentially threatened me. He said I was endangering public health, and he demanded that I issue a statement similar to what you’re talking about now.”
Feb 17, 2022 21 tweets 7 min read
Here is just some of the published science linking fluoridation to harm:

(Malin, 2018) published in Environment International, researchers reported that exposure to fluoridated water coupled with iodine deficiency in women is linked to hypothyroidism: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30316182/ Peckham, 2015, published in Epidemiology and Community Health found similar results linking fluoridation to hypothyroidism in the UK: jech.bmj.com/content/69/7/6…