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Fluoridation Author at Bookstore

Sun, Feb 27, 2011

Fluoridation Author at Bookstore

The Colgate Bookstore will host a discussion and book-signing with Dr. Paul Connett, co-author of the book The Case Against Fluoride: How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That Keep It There on Wednesday, March 9 at 4:30 p.m. at 3 Utica Street. This event is free and open to the public.

Many American communities -- including the Village of Hamilton -- continue to fluoridate their water supply, a practice supported by the Center for Disease Control and the American Dental Association. In The Case Against Fluoride, the authors take a new look at the science behind water fluoridation and argue it may not be safe.  The book brings new research to light, including links between fluoride and harm to the brain, bones, and endocrine system, and argues that the evidence that fluoridation reduces tooth decay is surprisingly weak.

Connett is a graduate of Cambridge University and holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College. From 1983 until his retirement in May 2006, he taught chemistry at St. Lawrence University in Canton, where he specialized in Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology. He helped found the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and has given  presentations on the dangers of fluoridation around the world.

Source: Colgate Bookstore

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