For decades, any person who expressed concern about possible adverse health consequences of fluoridated water was derided as the epitome of the tinfoil hat-wearing nutter.
Former Qld. premier Anna Bligh before she left gifted us with fluoridation in the water supply; some towns had time to opt out; but, now apparently all have to opt in to get their dose. A better option would have been be to have parents provide proper nutrition for their children and teach them to brush their teeth rather than medicalising the whole population.
28% of Queensland's population lives in council areas that don't fluoridate water, according to TOTT News: https://tottnews.com/2023/12/15/queensland-fluoride-calls/. The councils that opted in are (unsurprisingly) primarily in the south-east corner of Queensland, which is demographically and politically quite different to the rest of the State. The push to get the remainder of the state fluoridated APPEARS to be coming from outside government, but - cynic that I am - I suspect that the 'experts' who are banging the drum for universal fluoridation are actually funded by and in league with government.
Re the NH&MRC (3rd paragraph from top) - they insist that there's no reliable evidence at current Australian levels. Does that mean that they know there is at different levels? To me, their statement is not conclusive.
Former Qld. premier Anna Bligh before she left gifted us with fluoridation in the water supply; some towns had time to opt out; but, now apparently all have to opt in to get their dose. A better option would have been be to have parents provide proper nutrition for their children and teach them to brush their teeth rather than medicalising the whole population.
28% of Queensland's population lives in council areas that don't fluoridate water, according to TOTT News: https://tottnews.com/2023/12/15/queensland-fluoride-calls/. The councils that opted in are (unsurprisingly) primarily in the south-east corner of Queensland, which is demographically and politically quite different to the rest of the State. The push to get the remainder of the state fluoridated APPEARS to be coming from outside government, but - cynic that I am - I suspect that the 'experts' who are banging the drum for universal fluoridation are actually funded by and in league with government.
Re the NH&MRC (3rd paragraph from top) - they insist that there's no reliable evidence at current Australian levels. Does that mean that they know there is at different levels? To me, their statement is not conclusive.
Sir Humphrey Appleby would be proud. It's classic bureaucrat-speak.