{"id":1907,"date":"2015-08-08T15:47:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T14:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychologyandi.com\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2015-08-08T15:47:51","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T14:47:51","slug":"how-fluoride-in-drinking-water-may-trigger-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychologyandi.com\/how-fluoride-in-drinking-water-may-trigger-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"How Fluoride in Drinking Water may Trigger Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior to this development, various health organisations have advocated for the adoption\u00a0of fluoride as a way of improving dental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologyandi.com\/category\/health\">health<\/a>. Thus, the usage of fluoride in drinking water, toothbrush and paste is common, because there were no concrete evidence to prove its harmful effects on human health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A\u00a0team of scientists at the University of Kent released a report, detailing the harmful effect of fluoride on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologyandi.com\/category\/anxiety\/\">mental health<\/a> i.e how it\u00a0causes depression, fatigue, aching muscles and weight gain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Depression+is+like+a+war.+you+either+win+or+die+trying.&#038;via=PsychDon&#038;related=PsychDon&#038;url=https:\/\/www.psychologyandi.com\/how-fluoride-in-drinking-water-may-trigger-depression\/' target='_blank'>Depression is like a war. you either win or die trying.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Depression+is+like+a+war.+you+either+win+or+die+trying.&#038;via=PsychDon&#038;related=PsychDon&#038;url=https:\/\/www.psychologyandi.com\/how-fluoride-in-drinking-water-may-trigger-depression\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fluoride, as a natural mineral found in water, fish and tea; help in maintaining enamel\u2019s resistance to bacteria. It is however believed to affect mental health negatively, by inhibiting the body\u2019s ability to produce iodine, which is needed for a healthy thyroid gland, as suggested by the<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">University of Kent researchers.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cUnderactive thyroid is a particularly nasty thing to have and it can lead to other long term health problems. I do think councils need to think again about putting fluoride in the water. There are far safer ways to improve dental health,&#8221; said\u00a0Professor Stephen Peckham, Centre for Health Service Studies; who is also the lead author.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[hr gap=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also &gt;\u00a0<a class=\"bump-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologyandi.com\/5-worst-habits-affect-mental-health\/\" data-bump-view=\"tp\">5 Worst Habits That Affect Your Mental Health<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[hr gap=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the research which was carried out in England and\u00a0published in\u00a0the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">British medical Journal of\u00a0Epidemiology and Community Health<\/span>. Medical records of 7,935 GP practices were compared, and scientists found out that,\u00a0patients had considerably higher rates of underactive thyroid in practices situated in areas where water fluoridation levels were 0.3 mg\/l or higher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scientists from University of Kent concluded, fluoride in\u00a0drinking water causes\u00a0thyroid problems, a health complication that is linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologyandi.com\/?s=depression\">depression, fatigue and weight gain<\/a>; and subsequently encourage authorities to puts halt on water fluoridation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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