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Everyone knows that excessive sugar is not great for your overall health and it's bad for your teeth in particular. But what many people don't know is how present it is in so many things we eat. That means even people who don't add sugar to coffee or eat sweet treats are eating lots of sugar they may not know about.
Let's do the math. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration — which creates those food pyramids to help you eat a healthier diet — suggests that no more than 10 percent of daily calories come from sugar. So, on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, also recommended, only 200 of those calories should be sugar. Now, think about a 20-ounce regular pop and understand that there are about 65 grams of sugar. Add a doughnut (about 25 grams of sugar) and you've just about reached half of your sugar intake for the day.
So why is this a problem? Because sugar is hidden in many foods. Say you replace a doughnut with a single-serving flavored yogurt? You just ate as much as 17 grams of hidden sugar. Cold cereal? Even the "healthy" ones like granola can have sugar. Nut butters often have added sugars, so do jarred pasta sauces, salad dressings, granola bars, dried fruit, coffee drinks, toppings like barbecue sauce and ketchup, tonic water, energy bars -- even the gummy vitamins you take to keep yourself healthy have added sugars.
All that sugar contributes to increased bacterial growth in your mouth which, over time, can strip your teeth of their enamel and cause tooth decay.
This is why Huszti Dental Care encourages you to have a regular oral hygiene routine.
Here are ways to avoid extra sugar intake and the troubles it can bring.
We hope this helps. Next time you are in our office, ask our team members about other ways to avoid sugar. After a while, you may not even miss it, and you — and your mouth — will feel great!