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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2006u know how Coke is bad for ur teeth cuz of the sugar... does this mean diet coke is ok?
Jas If you're a google groupie check out a thread entitled "Diet soda vs sugared soda" (12/22/2005) on this group (dunno if there's a search function with newsreaders). If you're a google groupie check out a thread entitled "Diet soda vs sugared soda" (12/22/2005) on this group (dunno if there's a search function with newsreaders). > If you're a google groupie check out a thread entitled "Diet soda vs > sugared soda" (12/22/2005) on this group (dunno if there's a search > function with newsreaders). Good one. A lot of information there. Something else to consider is the caffeine found in many nonsugar (and sugar) drinks (colas, coffee, tea etc). "Caffeine has diuretic effect and can interfere with calcium absorption if you consume more than 400 milligrams per day (the equivalent of about four cups of coffee)." FYI, many sodas contain a lot of caffeine. More Info found here: http://nutrition.tufts.edu/research/jhcpan/consumers/soda_and_bones.html -Sue (nondentist) > Something else to consider is > the caffeine found in many nonsugar (and sugar) drinks (colas, coffee, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > if you consume more than 400 milligrams per day (the equivalent of > about four cups of coffee)." Take a calcium supplement? Anyways - tea has been found to be beneficial for dental health... (apart from potential staining, which is more of a cosmetic issue). >> Something else to consider is >> the caffeine found in many nonsugar (and sugar) drinks (colas, coffee, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Anyways - tea has been found to be beneficial for dental health... > (apart from potential staining, which is more of a cosmetic issue). Some of the most healthy teas don't have a whole lot of caffeine in them, at least not as much as colas or coffee. White tea, for example, has more antioxidants than other types of tea, even more than green tea, and it only has about 15-20mg of caffeine per cup. (White tea isn't very common though, but sometimes you'll see it around.) Green tea has about the same amount of caffeine as white tea, averaging slightly higher. Next highest is oolong tea, and black tea is the highest with about half as much caffeine as an average cup of coffee. Darker teas, such as black teas, also have certain chemicals in them (I think they are called tannins...) and one recent study was done to see if drinking beverages with high amounts of tannins (black tea) is effective in reducing the amount of... *gasp* mercury in the human body. (Two groups ate a lot of fish with a known amount of mercury in it, and the control group didn't drink tea but the experimental group did.) At the time that I heard about this study, they were still compiling the data, so I don't know how the study turned out. Sorry! I'll let you know if I run across anything... I'm a big fan of tea, and I'm a dental student, so if you have any more information about tea's benefits to dental health, please let me know of any specific references! --Stephen Daniels tried to post this earlier but it doesn't seem to register - in any event, have a look at a thread on this newsgroup entitled "diet soda vs sugared soda" from December 2005. |
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