Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Fluoridation causes Health Problems in Bottle fed babies
The Health Problems of Bottle fed Babies and Fluoridation
Dear Editor,
I would like to advise all those parents who bottle-feed their babies that the National Health and Medical Research Council in its 1991 Report into the Effectiveness of Fluoridation reported that average fluoride levels in infant formula in Australia were of a concern in fluoridated areas.
It reported that most of the best-known brands of infant formula in powder form (un- reconstituted) contain high levels of fluoride and that one well-known brand contained 3.74 parts per million.
If this formula is then reconstituted with fluoridated water at 1 part per million (p.p.m.) than the baby would be receiving well over 400% of what the recommended daily dose is considered by the Health Department.
The National Health and Medical Research Council Report was concerned that “the duration of infant formula usage is a risk factor for dental fluorosis”. Dental Fluorosis is the first sign of Fluoride toxicity. Just a great start to life for thousands of Australian babies.
The NHMRC recommended back in 1991 the monitoring of fluoride ingestion levels in children especially and in adults. This is not being done by our Health Department who have not warned parents in fluoridated areas that their bottle fed babies are being overdosed every time they have a bottle of infant formula.
Any parent whose child drank bottled infant formula in a fluoridated area since this 1991 report was handed down has been overdosed every time they had a bottle of infant formula. The parents would be well within their rights to seek some answers from the Health department as to why they were not warned by Baby Health Services and by their medical advisors.
The authorities are shamefully lacking and in this case I would say they have been negligent. They did know but have done and said nothing.
Write to the National Health and Medical Research Council and ask them for a copy of their March 1991 Report. Then ask why the authorities have not monitored levels of Fluoride Injestion as recommended by the NHMRC.
Yours sincerely Therese Mackay
Dear Editor,
I would like to advise all those parents who bottle-feed their babies that the National Health and Medical Research Council in its 1991 Report into the Effectiveness of Fluoridation reported that average fluoride levels in infant formula in Australia were of a concern in fluoridated areas.
It reported that most of the best-known brands of infant formula in powder form (un- reconstituted) contain high levels of fluoride and that one well-known brand contained 3.74 parts per million.
If this formula is then reconstituted with fluoridated water at 1 part per million (p.p.m.) than the baby would be receiving well over 400% of what the recommended daily dose is considered by the Health Department.
The National Health and Medical Research Council Report was concerned that “the duration of infant formula usage is a risk factor for dental fluorosis”. Dental Fluorosis is the first sign of Fluoride toxicity. Just a great start to life for thousands of Australian babies.
The NHMRC recommended back in 1991 the monitoring of fluoride ingestion levels in children especially and in adults. This is not being done by our Health Department who have not warned parents in fluoridated areas that their bottle fed babies are being overdosed every time they have a bottle of infant formula.
Any parent whose child drank bottled infant formula in a fluoridated area since this 1991 report was handed down has been overdosed every time they had a bottle of infant formula. The parents would be well within their rights to seek some answers from the Health department as to why they were not warned by Baby Health Services and by their medical advisors.
The authorities are shamefully lacking and in this case I would say they have been negligent. They did know but have done and said nothing.
Write to the National Health and Medical Research Council and ask them for a copy of their March 1991 Report. Then ask why the authorities have not monitored levels of Fluoride Injestion as recommended by the NHMRC.
Yours sincerely Therese Mackay
# posted by Middle Child @ Tuesday, January 17, 2006 
