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What are the effects of fluoride on human health?
GreenFacts makes the IPCS report accessible to non-specialists Brussels, 21 April 2005: Dental caries is a widespread disease that affects all populations to various degrees, putting a burden on health care budgets. The role of fluoride in preventing caries has fueled an ongoing debate for decades. Even today public opinion and policy makers remain divided on the pros and cons of adding fluoride to drinking water or toothpaste. What is the current scientific consensus on fluoride? Under what conditions can fluoride exposure be beneficial or detrimental to human health? This and many other questions are addressed in the latest GreenFacts study on fluoride, a faithful summary of a recent report by IPCS (the International Programme on Chemical Safety) entitled “Environmental Health Criteria for Fluorides” (EHC 227). GreenFacts summarizes the IPCS report in an accessible language, and publishes it as questions and answers in its user-friendly Three-Level Structure of increasing detail. Click on the questions below to read:
GreenFacts asbl is an independent non-advocacy non-profit organization based in Brussels that publishes faithful on-line summaries of authoritative scientific consensus documents on environment and health matters. GreenFacts was created in 2001 by individuals from scientific institutions, environment and health organisations, and businesses, who called for wider access to impartial information on environment and health issues. Other GreenFacts studies published so far include: aspartame, arsenic, boron, climate change, dioxins, ecosystem change, endocrine disruptors, mercury, power lines, and water disinfectants. These studies provide on-line access to the scientific consensus on the topics covered. They target non-specialist environment and health stakeholders such as decision makers, journalists, medical professionals and teachers. Contact: GreenFacts,
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