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Just Say "No" to Sports Drinks

  • Writer: Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
    Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
  • Sep 5, 2019
  • 1 min read

Almost no one needs sports drinks, bars or gels!


Elite athletes have poor oral health despite brushing twice daily


"The researchers found that the athletes regularly use sports drinks (87%), energy bars (59%) and energy gels (70%), which are known to damage teeth.


"We found that a majority of the athletes in our survey already have good oral health-related habits in as much as they brush their teeth twice a day, visit the dentist regularly, don't smoke and have a healthy general diet," said researcher Dr Julie Gallagher (UCL Eastman Dental Institute Centre for Oral Health and Performance).


"However, they use sports drinks, energy gels and bars frequently during training and competition; the sugar in these products increases the risk of tooth decay and the acidity of them increases the risk of erosion. This could be contributing to the high levels of tooth decay and acid erosion we saw during the dental check-ups."



 
 
 

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