Sugar is the main enemy for your teeth and eating too much sugar can have harmful effects on your teeth. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that we mistreat our teeth in terms of sugar intake. And, far from what you may think, sugar is an element that is not present only in goodies or industrial pastries. Soft drinks, packaged juices, your breakfast cookies, and the food you eat at each meal contain a variable amount of sugar. How Does Sugar Affect Your Dental Health:
On average daily we consume sugar around 90-100 grams, the equivalent of about 24 teaspoons of sugar, it is advisable not to exceed 12.
The higher we consume sugar, the greater the risk of developing serious oral pathologies. The most frequent oral disease is tooth decay, which is commonly caused by eating too much sugar. This affects to children, potential consumers of sugary foods such as sweets and cakes, which causes food to remain in their teeth, damaging them.
Avoid Sugar, To Decreases Damage of Your Teeth
Dentists give you an advice to keep your sugar intake to a minimum: honey is an excellent sugar substitute, toasted bread with oil and salt is healthier than jam and sugar-free jam tastes the same as regular gum.
Avoid consuming all kinds of sugary food, as well as packaged juices and soft drinks between meals. Because we tend to brush after our three main meals – breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
If we eat foods with sugar in between these three main meals, and then brush, floss, and rinse, you will most certainly minimize its effects. If you have them for a snack and don’t brush until after dinner, the sugar will stay on your teeth for hours.
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