Letter | Why risk fluoride in a town with an ageing population?
I WAS dismayed to learn that our vote and hundreds of others who signed a petition against fluoride was not counted.
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Oberon has an ageing population and I believe fluoride is a heart poison.
While it is well-known that fluoride accumulates in teeth and bones, fluoride has also been shown to concentrate in the cardiovascular system (information obtained from the internet).
It is well-known that if children consumed less sugar and lollies and brushed their teeth, tooth decay would be less of a problem and thus there would be no need to, in my opinion, put the health of Oberon's elderly at risk.
Many of us are already a stroke risk. Why increase this risk with fluoride?
