Links to scientific evidence on the affect of fluoride on the thyroid?

[gracegirl78]

Anyone have any?

Or the dangers of fluoride in general...im locked in a debate about it on another forum and no one will believe me.

I need scientific facts if anyone knows of any links.

Thanks!

[humanbean]

This doesn't mention the thyroid, but it does mention the effects of fluoride in other ways. It is very long and quite old but worth reading :

web.archive.org/web/2011070...

It has a lot of references at the end of the article.

[gracegirl78]

Thankyou!

[Clutter]

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/treatm...

thyroid.about.com/cs/toxicc...

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articles.mercola.com/sites/...

[Heloise]

Hi Grace, I wish I could find the article from a few years ago which discussed the ways in which fluorides & bromides (used in breads and fabrics) displaced iodine in the receptors and causing iodine deficiency leading to hypothyroidism. Perhaps if you google "halides" you can find some evidence.

[gabkad]

I think the problem is that fluoride in tea can be at least 40 ppm.

I'm just wondering now: I have not been able to drink coffee for yonks. Gives me a terrible stomach ache. Maybe it was from being hypothyroid because this results in low stomach acid and problems with gut motility. I've had to drink tea but only 2 cups in the morning. Once this new regime of Cytomel/Synthroid is well underway, I'm going to give coffee a try.

[BonsaiKid]

Dr Mercola gives this reference: National Research Council. 2006. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards. National Academies Press: Washington, DC. 507 pp.

Read his article here: ( different article to the one given above)

articles.mercola.com/sites/...

[gracegirl78]

Thankyou all so much for yr links, some great stuff there. Had some good responses on babycentre and it will be a cointinuing subject of debate. Many people do not want to believe it, unfortunately.