U.S. experts find fluoride can cause bone cancer or brain damage
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Last Update: 2020-07-04
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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fluoride is found in many foods, beverages and toothpastes to prevent tooth decayFluoro-containing tap water is available in 46 major U.Scities, and the Centers forDisease
Control and Prevention has listed fluorine-containing drinking water along with vaccines and family planning as one of the 10 greatest health achievements of the 20th centuryBut attitudes toward fluorinated drinking water are changing, with the U.SNational Research Council reporting that the U.SEnvironmental Protection Agency should reduce thestandardof fluoride in drinking water to protectchildren
and adultshealthCurrently, the standardof fluorocarbon content
in drinking water in the United States is 4mg/LAccording to the journal Global Science, children's period is a critical stage of permanent teeth replacement milk teeth, if long-term consumption of fluorine content of 4mg/L of water, just growing constant teeth color and shape will appear abnormal, become fluorine plaque teeth, and for adults, 4mg/L fluorine content also affects the body's health , including increased risk of fractures, and may even develop moderate fluorine bone disease Although the fluorine content in most drinking water is well below 4mg/L, we cannot be sure how much fluoride is still absorbed from everyday items such as food, beverages and toothpaste U.S experts also note that fluoride can also cause bone cancer, brain and thyroid damage (Wu Shaowei)
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