Report: Income a 'really significant factor' in wellness � Knoxville News Sentinel

Knox County, Tennessee is fluoridated; but tooth decay rates have nothing to do with fluoride intake and all to do with poverty level (and inability to get dental care and nutritious foods): "For example, 1.7 percent of Knox County adults with a household income of $50,000 a year or more, and 6.7 of those with annual income between $35,000-$49,999, reported having had all their teeth pulled because of infection, tooth decay or gum disease. But 14 percent of those with annual household income of $15,000-$24,999 had; at $15,000 and below, it jumped to 18.5 percent. More than a quarter of non-high school grads had had their teeth pulled."

Report: Income a 'really significant factor' in wellness � Knoxville News Sentinel: