Fluoride, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Propylene Glycol and SorbitolHave you read the warning label and ingredient listing on your favorite toothpaste tube lately? It is pretty scary. Finally the FDA has admitted what we have been saying for years: toothpaste is dangerous! The warning says that if you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, you should seek professional help or contact the Poison Control Center immediately. Poison?An article by Don Oldenburg of the Washington Post, printed in the Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vermont, June 1997, states that three ingredients in toothpaste are considered dangerous. There is something going on . . . and your health is at stake. When you discover the facts about the chemicals found in your everyday products and where these chemicals come from, combined with the health consequences, you'll be shocked . . . and then you should be angry.Some ingredients found in most toothpaste products pose health risks if too much is ingested. Sorbitol, a liquid that keeps toothpaste from drying out, is a laxative that could cause diarrhea in children. Sodium lauryl sulfate, which makes toothpaste foam, can also cause diarrhea but is also a mutagen. It is capable of changing the information in genetic materials found in cells. Saccharin is clearly carcinogenic in experimental studies--with some suggestive human evidence. FD&C Blue #1 has caused small increases in tumors in experimental studies. Although fluoride may have some benefits in prevention of tooth decay, it is also thought to cause a rare form of bone cancer in experimental studies, according to the federal National Toxicology Program. "Research shows fluoride accumulates with age. We are sitting on a time bomb, and we will see the effects of this in 20 years' time, with millions of people suffering from backache or crippling osteoporosis as a result of fluoride levels, " according to Dr. Mansfield, President of the National Pure Water Association."According to the handbook, Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products, fluoride is more poisonous than lead, and just slightly less poisonous than arsenic."These are clearly unnecessary risks; many experts believe that children can grow up with healthy teeth while not using any of these chemicals, including fluoride.
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