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Press release from: New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc
(openPR) - Fluoride added to tap water (fluoridation) puts tea
drinkers at risk of damaged bones, discolored teeth and soft tissue
harm, studies show.

Tea has naturally high fluoride levels. Excess fluoride can weaken
bones and discolor children's un-erupted teeth. When fluoridated water
is used to make tea, fluoride levels consumed can be health damaging.

Four cups, of 20 teas sampled, delivered 0.8 to 1.8 mg of fluoride,
when non-fluoridated water was used, reports Cao et al. in Food
Chemistry.

"Among populations habitually consuming black tea, water fluoridation
is not only unnecessary but also possibly harmful…The target organs of
chronic fluoride intoxication are not only the teeth and skeleton, but
also the liver, kidney, nervous and reproductive systems," they write.

A March 2008 Food and Chemical Toxicology study found up to 4.5, 1.8,
and 0.5 mg/L fluoride in black, green and white teas, respectively,
when brewed for 5 minutes (61 teas sampled).

Brewed teas could contain up to 6 mg/L fluoride depending on the
amount of dry tea used, the water fluoride concentration and the
brewing time, according to the American Dental Association (ADA).

According to 1997 ADA data, 3 and 4 milligrams daily is adequate for
women and men, respectively, to prevent fluoride's adverse effects.
It's much lower for children. In 2006, the National Research Council
reported the basis for those levels should be reduced.

Case Reports by Cao and Yi in the Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
(February 2008) "Tea and fluorosis:"

--A 57-year-old Englishman's misdiagnosed Paget's disease (weakened
bones) with osteoarthritis was finally correctly diagnosed as skeletal
fluorosis caused by his long-term heavy tea-drinking habit.

--A Pakistani woman's dental fluorosis resulted solely from tea which
she consumed from age two.

--A 36-year-old Chinese woman's ten-years of joint pain disappeared
when she stopped drinking tea.

--French doctors identified 5 patients who developed bone softening
(osteomalacia) from drinking tea.

-- An American woman's fluoride-caused debilitating joint pains
disappeared when her two-gallon-a-day iced-tea habit stopped.

"By 2020, one in two Americans over age 50 will be at risk for
fractures from osteoporosis or low bone mass," according to the
Surgeon General.

"It's clear that fluoridation is increasing Americans' bone damage;
but US physicians are not trained to diagnosis fluoride-caused
disease. Presidential and other candidates must pledge to stop water
fluoridation if they truly care about individuals and not
fluoridation-supporting special interest groups such as the American
Dental Association," says attorney Paul Beeber, President, New York
State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. "Meanwhile the Tea
industry needs to label the fluoride content of their products."

Fluoride is in many foods as determined by the USDA
www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=6312

According to American Dental Association, the adequate intake of
fluoride to avoid moderate fluorosis (yellow teeth) is:

-- 0.01 mg/day for 0 to 6-month-olds
-- 0.5 mg/day for 7 through 12 months
-- 0.7 mg/day for 1 to 3-year-olds
-- 1.0 mg/day for 4 to 8-year-olds

Mild fluorosis is white spots, lines or blotches to the teeth and can
occur at levels lower than the above.

The CDC reports that fluorosis afflicts up to 48% of US school
children - 4% of it severe.

Both the ADA and CDC advise that infant formula should not be mixed
with fluoridated water.

New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation

www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof

www.FluorideAction.Net

Past News Releases: tinyurl.com/NewsReleases

References:

Food Chemistry, "Safety evaluation on fluoride content in black tea,"
by Cao et al. (November 2004)

Food Chemical Toxicology, "Assessment of fluoride concentration and
daily intake by human from tea and herbal infusions," by Malinowska et
al. (March 2008)

Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, "Tea and fluorosis," by Juan Yi and Jin
Cao (February 2008

The New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation organized to
successfully stop a fluoridation mandate in New York State in the late
1970's. NYSCOF continues to educate anyone who asks about the hazards
of fluoride and fluoridation.

New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc
PO Box 263
Old Bethpage, NY 11803
www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof

My sister sent this recipe:

MAKES ONE 9-BY-13 PAN OF BROWNIES.
PREP AND COOK: 90 min. COOL: 1 hr.

1 c. margarine
1/2 c. cocoa
2 Tbsp. honey
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 3/4 c. flour
1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped walnuts
12 oz. chocolate icing (Use your own icing recipe or purchase some
chocolate frosting. You can also search the Internet for chocolate
icing recipes.)
MINT ICING

5 Tbsp. margarine
dash of salt
3 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
2 1/3 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. mint extract
1-2 drops green food coloring

1. Melt margarine and mix in cocoa. Allow to cool. Add honey, eggs,
sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well. Add nuts. Pour batter
into a greased 9-by-13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Cool.

2. Prepare mint icing: Soften margarine. Add salt, corn syrup, and
powdered sugar. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Add mint extract and
food coloring. Mix. Add milk gradually until the consistency is a
little thinner than cake frosting.

3. Spread mint icing over brownies. Place brownies in the freezer for
a short time to stiffen the icing. Remove from the freezer and
carefully add a layer of chocolate icing.

Here is something Melanie sent me today from HSI:

"and another thing...

Remember Miles Monroe? He was the owner of the Happy Carrot health
food store who went into the hospital for an operation in 1973, but
was mistakenly sent to a cryogenic unit where he was frozen. When he
was brought out of his sub-zero coma 200 years later, he discovered
that over the course of two centuries scientists had determined that
hamburgers, French fries, and milkshakes were health food.

If you recognize that moment from Woody Allen's film "Sleeper," you
might think you've awakened in the year 2173 when you hear about a new
study from Tulane University.

According to a NutraIngredients-USA report, the Tulane team tested a
cocoa-based extract (which contains a compound commonly found in
chocolate) on human tooth enamel. The extract was more effective than
fluoride in fighting cavities.

The researchers have already developed toothpaste that includes the
extract. But why stop there? Why not put it directly into our water
supply and replace all that nasty fluoride?

Chocolate toothpaste and chocolate water – and no more problems
coaxing kids to brush."

Rima wrote:The Fluoride is there to numb and dumb us, not for the
tooth decay issue at all (which we now know to be totally bugus, and
so does the FDA, by the way).
But Fluoridated people are tractable and easily controlled.
That's why the Russians used it in the gulags, why the Nazis used it
in the concentration and slave labor camps and eventually on their
populations and why it is used in the US!