⁣Hailed as a harmless chemical that would prevent tooth decay, new
evidence shows how fluoride could be linked to serious health problems.

Fluoridation
was first advanced in the US at the end of the second World War.
Proponents argued that fluoride in water and toothpaste would help to
protect teeth and prevent decay. Over the following decades, fluoride
was added to public water supplies across the country.

While the
benefits of fluoridation have been held to be unquestionable,
accumulating evidence points to a frightening prospect: that fluoride
may have serious adverse health effects, including infant mortality,
congenital defects and IQ.

Now a new book, titled "The Fluoride
Deception" by Christopher Bryson examines the background of the
fluoridation debate. According to Bryson, research challenging
fluoride's safety was either suppressed or not conducted in the first
place. He says fluoridation is a triumph not of medical science but of
US government spin.