by Office | Aug 4, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition, Mouth-Body Health, Oral Health
There are lots of reasons why so much sugar gets added to ultra-processed food products. Adding sweetness is only the most obvious one. Sugar is also used as a preservative and to help fermentation along. It can act as a coloring or bulking agent. It can modify...
by Office | Apr 20, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health, Periodontal Health
But let’s get back to the subject of real sugar, the favorite food of harmful oral bacteria (as well as something craved by many of the humans who host them!). They love the stuff – and, of course, what goes in must go out. Their metabolic waste is incredibly...
by Office | Nov 18, 2020 | Dental Health, Diet & Nutrition
In English, we say “you can’t have your cake and eat it, too,” but the basic idea crops up in many cultures. In Bulgarian, “you can’t have both the wolf fed and the lamb intact,” while in Hindi, they describe “having candy in both hands.” In Japanese, they say “if you...
by Office | Jun 5, 2019 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
Once upon a time, people thought Diet Coke was something healthy. After all, it didn’t have all that added sugar. Of course, today, we know synthetic sweeteners cause problems of their own. Now a new study in JAMA Open reminds that another drink many think of as...
by Office | Jan 23, 2019 | Diet & Nutrition
According to a recent Ipsos survey, 70% of Americans say they’re somewhat or very concerned about how much sugar they eat. Yet limiting sugar can be challenging. For one, the stuff is everywhere in the food supply. In fact, nearly two-thirds of all packaged food...
