15 Jun 2017
Fruit juices and smoothies have typically been lauded by health corporations to advertise optimistic photographs of well being and wellbeing however a number one charity is severely involved that the development of ‘juicing’ might be result in irreversible injury for the nation’s enamel.
New analysis by the Oral Well being Basis into the UK’s dietary habits has revealed that round two in each 5 (43%) adults are consuming a number of fruit juices or smoothies day-after-day.
As some fruit juices and smoothies comprise as much as 4 occasions the really helpful day by day quantity of sugar in a single serving, the acidity of such drinks may trigger substantial tooth put on within the type of dental erosion.
Dr Nigel Carter OBE, CEO of the Oral Well being Basis believes that whereas there could also be wider well being advantages related to fruit juices and smoothies, extra folks want to concentrate on the potential injury they might do to the well being of the mouth.
Dr Carter says: “Fruit juices…