Assertion: fluoride's water | /r/HasProperty | fluoridated
Facets:
value: naturally
type: MANNER
value: due to soil composition
type: CAUSE
value: artificially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In areas where water is fluoridated this can be expected to be a significant source of fluoride, however fluoride is also naturally present in virtually all foods and beverages at a wide range of concentrations.
text: When the water is fluoridated, not only is the water fluoridated, but all the beverages and foods made with the water.
text: A further 28 countries have water that is naturally fluoridated, though in many of them the fluoride is above the optimal level.
text: ’s teeth had been damaged beyond repair where the water is fluoridated.
text: When drinking water is artificially fluoridated, it is at the arbitrary concentration of 1 part per million.
text: A further 28 countries have water that is naturally fluoridated, though in many of them there are areas where fluoride is above the optimum level.
text: A further 28 countries have water that is naturally fluoridated, though in many of them the fluoride is above the optimum level.
text: This is a particular concern for children under six who swallow up to 50% or more of the toothpaste they use, which contains 1000 to 2000 times the concentration of fluoride found in fluoridated water.
text: It’s interesting to note that in the 1950s, fluoridated toothpastes were required to carry warnings on their labels saying that they were not to be used in areas where water was already fluoridated.
text: Although some water in the use is fluoridated naturally due to soil composition, most of the fluoride is deliberately added and is not a naturally occurring form of this element.
text: And it's not just an issue whether the water in your city is fluoridated.
text: 1957 Records for New Britain, Connecticut (where the use of industrial fluorides had been in use for 6 years) showed that some of the children's teeth had been damaged beyond repair where the water is fluoridated, even when the percentage of industrial fluorine is kept at or below 1 ppm, mottling is produced in 10-15% of the children examined.
text: The February 4, 1969 Los Angeles Times publishes a news story entitled "Expert estimates $12 billion in 30 years will be saved if water is fluoridated", authored by the Times Medical writer, Harry Nelson, quoting Dr. William Burton, Chief, Division of Health, State Department of Public Health.
text: They point to research showing a decrease in cavity rates in areas where the water is fluoridated.