New info suggests flouride can be harmful to GSDs, especially puppies - Page 1

For many years I have accepted 1 part per million of fluoride in water as scientifically acceptable (and recommended).  Now I can no longer accept this. Recentlly top scientists are raising serious concerns about intake of too much fluoride and some prominant scientists no longer accept the 1 part per million standard.  A prestigouis medical society has suggested baby food manufacturers remove fluoride from their foods since they have proof now it can provide excessive amounts to infants, doing permanent harm and even causing a rare type of bone cancer.  Some prominant scientists now even doubt if fluoride does anything of value.  I only provide fluoride free water to my GSDs.  What I am not sure about is whether their dry dog food has flouride in it. If anyone knows about this please let us all know.  here is a recent news video and an article about this new information.

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS108377+02-Jan-2008+PRN20080102

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7103100361281348640&hl=en   

I have been subjected to teasing  for a long time (albeit good natured),  because of giving my dogs bottled water instead of tap,  but until we know what (if any) the long term effects are, I think I will continue to provide bottled water instead of tap.

It certainly is something to think about. We have a private  municipal authority where I live and our own wells. I'm going to ask if they add fluoride. I drink bottled water too, I guess I need to start to give it to Blitz. We also get fluoride in toothpaste. As far as I know, all brands contain it.

another reason im happy we have our own well water...nothing added straight from the ground to the house...better than bottled water...around here it's pretty common to have flow wells- constant fresh water even when something like a hurricane comes through and no one in town has water, most in rural areas still have fresh water...i just go to my mother-in-laws or my dads and get as much i need...

Do not forget that Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that is found in water and some foods, it is not just supplementation that you need to be concerned about if you are concerned about fluoride.  You need to have the water tested for fluoride content.

Goodpoint Langhaar.  I guess the real issue is that most don't know how much fluoride they are getting in total from all sources and we really don't know for sure at what level children and adults might be harmed.  Sufficient long term studies were never done by the FDA.  It is now known for certain by medical scientists that young children can be permanently harmed by too much fluoride.  There is no actual nutritional need for fluoride in the body to be healthy and it is considered a poison (and is listed as such on warning labels of toothpaste).

It is unlikely Fluoride could ever be approved now by the FDA, except as a topically applied RX'd treatment by a licensed dentist, rinsed from the mouth after the application was completed.  Certainly the FDA would require scientific studies on the actual effects at different dosages of intake in food, water, and toothpaste.  There appears to be evidence that Fluoride was added to the water in Russian Gulags to make prisoners more docile according to Russian author Solzenitzen. Some believe that it was added to the water of the nazi concentration camps to make prisoners more docile. 

Technically, fluoride is a poisonous byproduct of industrial processses, including aluminum refining and extruding and would have to be disposed of as a toxic waste was it not sold to municipal water works in the USA (smart business practice with no ethics?).

It is known that Fluoride is in processed food to varying degrees and used to be added to baby food and milk.  It would be interesting to find out if dog foods have it in them.

Toothpaste without fluoride is available in most health food stores.  Tom's of Vermont makes both fluoride and non-fluoride toothpaste as does Vademecum from Sweden. 

Excellent reverse osmosis water filtering systems are available for about $129 that will remove the vast majority of fluoride from city water or well water.  That is what we use.

I always buy Tom's toothpaste, but have never found any without fluoride. I guess I need to look harder.