Health Sports drinks linked to tooth damage

[The Helper]

Dental experts placed teeth in sports drinks and in water to compare the effects and found the citric acid in the sports drinks caused corrosion and could result in severe tooth damage if left untreated.

The results of the experiment were presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research in Miami.

Researchers at the New York University College of Dentistry cut calves' teeth in half and immersed each half in either a sports drink or water and compared the results after 75 to 90 minutes.

"This is the first time that the citric acid in sports drinks has been linked to erosive tooth wear," said Dr Mark Wolff, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care at the college, who led the study.

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[Samael88]

Wow, those guys gotta be some kinds of geniouses or something

First of all, there are sugar in most sport-drinks, not much, but enought to take a rip on the teeth. Also, the citric acid, that can't be the first time that has been proved, my dentist has been on me for that stuff for years

 

[uberfoop]

Oh snap, water with sugar and acid in it does more damage to teeth than plain water!



WHO KNEW?

 

[Akatsuki]

Sports drinks also stain your teeth. I watched an episode of Food Detective (I like the food channel).

I personally get the sports drink in powdered form and mix myself a diluted sports drink. It has some electrolites but lacks the amount of sugar.

 

[Whitesock]

I personally get the sports drink in powdered form and mix myself a diluted sports drink.

Ugh that stuff is terrible though.

Sorta agreeing with uber at this point though, quite obvious.