FAT TAX IS MISGUIDED

A Letter printed in IRISH TIMES (19 OCT, 2012). Sir, – Jennifer 0’Connell raises some legitimate concerns about the proposed levy on saturated fats, as part of government policy to impose a tax on dietary fats, sugar and salt. (Life page -October 17th). Unfortunately, she…

FLUORIDE POLICY IN QUESTION

The Fluoride dilemma is not new, and continues to prompt calls to action from concerned bodies who challenge the Government’s pursuit of a policy which has questionable benefits and documented  risks to health. Public water fluoridation was introduced intoIrelandin July 1964, on the grounds of …

Problems with Fluoride

A letter to the Irish Times Sir, – The Irish Expert Body (IEB) on water fluoridation bases its current policy on presumptions of safety at public water levels of 0.6-0.8 milligrams/litre. This perception fails to account for the fact that a lifelong ingestion of public…