饮水加氟对人体健康的潜在性危害问题一直有争论。赞成者强调饮水加氟可以保护牙齿的健康;反对者则提出饮水加氟会对人体健康带来各种危害,包括接触氟引起癌症问题。最近一项毒理学研究表明:啮齿类动物终身接触氟可以诱发癌症。该研究给雄性大鼠喂食高氟饮食,结果大鼠骨肉瘤发病率升 Potential hazards of drinking water and fluoride on human health have been debated. Proponents emphasized drinking water and fluoride can protect the health of teeth; opponents have suggested that drinking water plus fluoride will bring various hazards to human health, including exposure to fluoride cause cancer problems. A recent toxicology study shows that rodents exposed to fluoride throughout their lifetime can induce cancer. The study fed male rats with a high fluoride diet resulted in a rise in the incidence of osteosarcoma in rats