科学家称饮用水添加氟化物或致抑郁并增体重
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2022-11-16
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外媒称，全英98%的诊所进行的一项调查发现，英国饮用水氟化物含量最高地区的居民中，甲状腺功能减退(简称甲减)发病率高出其他地区30%。
据英国《每日电讯报》网站2月23日报道，近日，科学家称，氟化物或可引发抑郁情绪并令体重增加，并警告英国相关部门应停止为防蛀牙在饮用水中添加氟化物的做法。
英格兰公共卫生局去年公布的一份报告称，在饮用水中添加氟化物是改善口腔健康的一种“安全有效”的方式。
然而，肯特大学的最新研究显示，在西米德兰兹和英国东北部等饮用水含氟量较高的地区，甲减的发病率大幅攀升。
研究报告主笔、肯特大学保健问题研究中心的斯蒂芬·佩卡姆教授说：“甲减是一个令人相当不快的疾病，它会引发其他长期健康问题。我真的觉得相关部门应重新考虑是否要在饮用水中添加氟化物。其他可改善口腔健康的方法比这要安全得多。”
英国大约有10%的人口居住在饮用水天然含氟或人工添加氟化物的地区，氟化物含量达每升1毫克。
氟化物能够增进牙齿珐琅质的抗菌能力，以防蛀牙产生。此前有研究指出，氟化物会抑制碘的生成，而碘是人体维持甲状腺健康必不可少的关键要素。
甲状腺负责调节身体的代谢和其他诸多机体功能。甲减会引发抑郁情绪，导致体重增加，令人产生疲乏感和肌肉疼痛。
Foreign media, according to a survey of the UK 98% of clinic found that British residents drinking water fluoride content in an area with the highest, the incidence of hypothyroidism (hereinafter referred to as JiaJian) 30% higher than in other regions.
According to the British "daily telegraph" website reported on February 23, recently, the scientists say that fluoride may trigger depression and increase in weight, and warned that Britain's related departments should stop to moth-proofing teeth add fluoride in drinking water.
Adding fluoride to drinking water is a "safe and effective" way to improve oral health, according to a report published last year by England's public health service.
However, new research from the university of Kent shows that in areas with high levels of fluoride in drinking water, such as west midlands and the North-East of the UK, the incidence of hypothyroidism has soared.
Lead author professor Stephen pecam, of the university of Kent's centre for health research, said: "hypothyroidism is a fairly unpleasant disease that can cause other long-term health problems. I really think the authorities should reconsider adding fluoride to drinking water. Other ways to improve oral health are much safer.
About 10 per cent of the population lives in areas where drinking water is naturally or artificially fluoridated, with up to one milligram of fluoride per litre.
Fluoride improves the antibacterial ability of tooth enamel to prevent cavities. Previous studies have shown that fluoride inhibits the production of iodine, a key ingredient in keeping the thyroid healthy.
The thyroid regulates the body's metabolism and many other bodily functions. Hypothyroidism can trigger depression, leading to weight gain, fatigue and muscle pain.
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