Statements from Black/Hispanic Leaders The League of United
Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest Hispanic civil
rights organization in the United States. In September 2011,
LULAC passed a resolution opposing fluoridation at its annual
conference. The resolution states that: 1) Current science shows
that fluoridation chemicals pose increased risk to sensitive
subpopulations, including infants, the elderly, diabetics,
kidney patients, and people with poor nutritional status. 2)
Minority communities are more highly impacted by fluorides as
they historically experience more diabetes and kidney disease.
3) Minorities are disproportionately harmed by fluorides as
documented by increased rates of dental fluorosis (disfiguration
and discoloration of the teeth). Henry Rodriguez, LULAC’s Texas
Chairman “The Hispanic community is no longer going to be silent
on this issue…(Fluoridation) is about forcing us to be medicated
through our drinking water without our consent or full
disclosure of the risks.” Andrew Yo