Could it be that the obesity epidemic that is plaguing the US, the UK and other countries is linked to fluoride in drinking water?
Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield certainly seems to support that possibility when he says that "there is no doubt that fluoride is enzyme disruptive and one thing it affects is thyroid hormones", adding that "people can finish up with partial under-activity of the thyroid gland."
But in addition to the possible direct connection between fluoride's effect on thyroid function and a tendency towards obesity there is another, in my view even more important connection.
Fluoride in the water supply provides a perfect excuse for health authorities not to blast the food industry for its insistence on selling sugar in all kinds of forms. We find the stuff in great quantities in soft drinks, chocolates, sweets and bakery goods. We get addicted from the time we're babies, yet it is sugar that robs the body of nutrients - minerals needed for healthy teeth - and it is bad tooth hygiene which makes the problem take on catastrophic proportions.
So why not start at the root of the problem - industry intent on feeding our "sweet tooth" and our own gullible acceptance that what's sold and promoted must also be healthy. Let's cut down on the poison - sugar - and prevent both tooth decay and obesity!