The Irish Dental Association has warned consumers\u00a0to be aware of the hidden sugars which they may be consuming\u00a0as part of a\u00a0new healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n
Many patients who are participating in sports are presenting with significant tooth decay and erosion in their teeth.<\/p>\n
While most people engaging in sports or activities\u00a0understand the importance\u00a0of hydration and a healthy diet, many were not aware that a lot of the sports drinks and protein shakes which they consume have a very high\u00a0sugar\u00a0content.<\/p>\n
People who are constantly taking little sips of sports drinks from a bottle are effectively bathing their teeth in sugar and giving their mouths no time to recover.<\/p>\n
Consumers have to be clear about what they and their children are consuming.\u00a0Sports drinks,\u00a0protein shakes,energy drinks, energy bars\u00a0and\u00a0fruit juices can contain anything from five\u00a0to a dozen teaspoons of sugar.<\/p>\n
Protein\/meal replacement bars can\u00a0be very damaging due to the sticky nature of the honey or syrup which is often included. Dried fruit\u00a0also\u00a0has a very high concentration of sugar also.<\/p>\n
Tooth decay is always caused by sugars such as sucrose, lactose, glucose, fructose.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0survey of athletes at the London Olympics in 2012 by a team from University College London which found that athletes as a group had worse dental health than other people of a similar age.\u00a0Of the 302 athletes examined, from 25 sports, 55% had evidence of cavities, 45% had tooth erosion and 76% had gum disease.\u00a0One in three said their oral health affected their quality of life and one in five said it affected training or athletic performance.<\/p>\n
For endurance sports if sugary fluid replacement is necessary\u00a0try to drink through a straw. Brushing twice a day, using a mouthwash and going for regular dental check-ups will ensure you have good oral health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Irish Dental Association has warned consumers\u00a0to be aware of the hidden sugars which they may be consuming\u00a0as part of a\u00a0new healthy lifestyle. Many patients who are participating in sports are presenting with significant tooth decay and erosion in their teeth. While most people engaging in sports or activities\u00a0understand the importance\u00a0of hydration and a healthy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n