Fluoride may damage bones of kidney patients  
New  York – June 9 – The National Kidney Foundation withdrew  its support of
water fluoridation citing the 2006 National Research Council  (NRC) report
indicating that kidney patients are more susceptible to fluoride’s  bone and
teeth-damaging effects.
The  kidney-impaired retain more fluoride and risk skeletal fluorosis (an  
arthritic-type bone disease), fractures and severe enamel fluorosis, which may  
increase the risk of dental decay, reports the NRC.
Fluoride is added to US water supplies ostensibly to reduce tooth decay.  
Fluoride is also in _foods, beverages_
(http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Fluoride/fluoride.pdf) , (1)  drugs and dental products.
The _National Kidney Foundation_
(http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/Fluoride_Intake_in_CKD.pdf) ’s (NKF) (2) former fluoridation position statement also
carried  surprising cautions.  The NKF  advised monitoring children’s fluoride
intake along with patients with chronic  kidney impairment, those with excessive
fluoride intake, and those with  prolonged disease. But NKF now admits, “expos
ure from food and beverages is  difficult to monitor, since FDA food labels do
not quantify fluoride content.”  
The  NKF’s April 15, 2008 statement goes further: “Individuals with CKD
[Chronic  Kidney Disease] should be notified of the potential risk of fluoride  
exposure.”
“More than 20 million Americans have CKD, and most don’t even know it.  More
than 20 million others are at increased risk for developing CKD,” NKF  
reports.  
“There  is consistent evidence that impairment of kidney function results in
changes to  the way in which fluoride is metabolized and eliminated from the
body, resulting  in an increased burden of fluoride,” concludes _Kidney Health
Australia._ (http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/KHAFluoridation_CKD-NDT_2007.pdf)  
(3) in a paper _NKF_ (http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=205)  
recommends  reading   (4)
NKF’s  fluoridation support was dropped when a _lawyer_
(http://www.fluoridealert.org/NKF_letter01.pdf) , (5)  an academic dentist and public health  
professional, _Daniel Stockin_ (http://fluoridealert.org/press/nkf.htm) , (6)  
alerted it to NRC’s findings.
“An  easy way to reduce the uncontrolled flow of fluoride into our bodies is
to stop  water fluoridation,” says attorney Paul Beeber, President, New York
State  Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation. “But it takes political will to
reject  fluoridation.”
The _American_
(http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts/compendium.asp)   and _Louisiana_ (http://www.healthysmileslouisiana.org/coalition.html)  
Dental Associations (7,8)  erroneously claim the National Kidney Foundation
supports fluoridation.  However, even the _ADA reports_
(http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts/fluoridation_facts.pdf)  (9) that  “decreased fluoride
removal may occur among persons with severely impaired  kidney function who
may not be on kidney dialysis.”  
Chronic  kidney disease is a growing health problem in the United  States
occurring more often in African-American  populations, says the _Centers for
Disease Control_ (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5608a2.htm) . (10)
More fluoride/kidney information here:  
_http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/kidney/index.html_ (http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/kidney/index.html)  
Contact: Paul Beeber, JD    _nyscof@aol.com_ (mailto:nyscof@aol.com)  
Daniel Stockin, MPH, The Lillie Center  _stockin2@yahoo.com_
(mailto:stockin2@yahoo.com)    706-669-0786
SOURCE:  NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation,  Inc
PO Box  263
Old Bethpage,  NY 11804
_http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof_ (http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof)  
_http://www.FluorideAction.Net_ (http://www.fluorideaction.net/)  
References:
1) USDA  Fluoride in Foods Database
_http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Fluoride/fluoride.pdf_
(http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Fluoride/fluoride.pdf)  
2)  National Kidney Foundation, “Fluoride  Intake in Chronic Kidney Disease,”
 
April  15, 2008  
_http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/Fluoride_Intake_in_CKD.pdf_
(http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/Fluoride_Intake_in_CKD.pdf)  
3) Nephrology Dialysis  Transplantation  
“Effects of  fluoridation of community water supplies for people with
chronic kidney disease,” (2007) 22: 2763–2767, Ludlow et al.
_http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/KHAFluoridation_CKD-NDT_2007.pdf_
(http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/KHAFluoridation_CKD-NDT_2007.pdf)  
4)  National Kidney Foundation, “Fluoride”
_http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=205_
(http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=205)  
5)  September 18, 2007 letter, Reeves to National Kidney Foundation
_http://www.fluoridealert.org/NKF_letter01.pdf_
(http://www.fluoridealert.org/NKF_letter01.pdf)  
6)  October  , 2007 news release “Did  Kidney Foundation Leave Millions at
Risk by Failing to Warn about Fluorides and  Fluoridated Drinking Water?” by
Daniel Stockin, MPH, The Lillie  Center
_http://fluoridealert.org/press/nkf.htm_
(http://fluoridealert.org/press/nkf.htm)  
7)  American Dental Association,  
_http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts/compendium.asp_
(http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts/compendium.asp)  
8)  Louisiana  Dental Association, “Health Smiles Coalition”
_http://www.healthysmileslouisiana.org/coalition.html_
(http://www.healthysmileslouisiana.org/coalition.html)  
9)  American Dental Association, “Fluoridation Facts”
_http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts/fluoridation_facts.pdf_
(http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts/fluoridation_facts.pdf)  
10) U.S. Centers  for Disease Control, MMWR “Prevalence of Chronic Kidney
Disease and Associated  Risk Factors — United  States, 1999—2004
_http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5608a2.htm_
(http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5608a2.htm)