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 increased insulin resistance impaired glucose tolerance and vascular wall inflammation 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, impairs glucose tolerance

and increases inflammatory response 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 (<65 years)

from CVD in the EU.

The premature death rate in Ireland is almost

twice the EU average.

CANCER

• 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 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.”

• 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.

Ireland

Ovarian 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 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.

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.”

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.

Top 5 of 6 countries

all have either

fluoridated water.

Mexico has

fluoridated salt

programme and high

natural fluoride

levels in water. UK

has 10% population

fluoridated,

Luxembourg has

high natural fluoride

levels in water.

Increases in

blood glucose

and impaired

glucose

tolerance

leads to

obesity.

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

SYNDROME

Top 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.”