Diet soda as bad for teeth as meth, dentists prove

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Diet soda addicts, beware: heavy consumption of the highly acidic drinks can cause tooth damage that resembles the effects of methamphetamine or crack cocaine.

Those who drink large amounts of diet soda for long periods of time often experience tooth erosion, rotting, decay and other types of oral damage – in many cases just as bad or worse as the effects experienced by long-term drug users, according to a new study published in the journal General Dentistry.

“You look at it side-to-side with ‘meth mouth’ or ‘coke mouth,’ it is startling to see the intensity and extent of damage more or less the same,” Dr. Mohammed Boussiouny, a professor of restorative dentistry at the Temple University School of Dentistry, told Health Day News.

The study references a woman in her 30’s who drank about two liters of diet soda every day for 3-5 years and suffered from eroded teeth that resembled those of a 29-year-old meth addict who had been taking drugs for three years and a 51-year-old crack cocaine user who had an 18-year-history drug abuse.

The woman’s teeth were soft, discolored and eroded, and dentists were unable to save any of the affected teeth. The woman had no choice but to have every last tooth removed and replaced with dentures.

“None of the teeth affected by erosion were salvageable,” Boussiouny said.

The woman had been drinking diet soda for years because she was worried that regular soda would cause her to gain weight. She was aware of the risks associated with consuming artificially sweetened beverages, but admitted that she hadn’t seen a dentist in years.

The American Beverage Association responded to the results of the study, defending the consumption of diet soda and telling Health Day News that the woman’s lack of dentist visits was the primary cause of her tooth decay
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http://rt.com/usa/diet-soda-teeth-meth-963/

Well apart from Aspartame being in the drinks, it rots your teeth more then the vanilla drinks. :D
 
Someone at work drinks tonnes of diet coke everyday and has done for years but has perfect teeth. Same person also takes caffeine tablets and beta blockers at the same time :D
 
Those who drink large amounts of diet soda for long periods of time often experience tooth erosion
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Shock ****ing horror.

How about this? Those who regularly take part in dangerous activities are more likely to experience injuries related to dangerous activities! OH THE HUMANITY.
 
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BoonMonkey said:
What about normal coke?
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Same. They are only highlighting that it isn't the sugar but the acid in fizzy drinks that causes the problems.

I gave up diet drinks (I'm diabetic so couldn't have full sugar ones) after my dentist asked me if I drank a lot of fizzy drinks as my teeth were starting to show loss of enamel. I was lucky it was still early enough that it hasn't had any real effect on my oral health.
 
I am sure all those meth addicts are happy now there is a growing opinion that diet coke is worse for their teeth. However, I am guessing they should be more concerned about the other problems of meth usage that what it does to their teeth.
 
Good video I found out about after listening to the food program on radio 4, all about sucrose and high fructose corn syrup found in all sorts of (mainly american) food.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

Pretty shocking really, the way fructose is converted in the liver, around 30% is converted straight to fat! And it blocks the hormone(?) that tells you that you're full as well as doing lots of other nasty stuff.

Vaguely relevant.
 
Xordium said:
I am sure all those meth addicts are happy now there is a growing opinion that diet coke is worse for their teeth. However, I am guessing they should be more concerned about the other problems of meth usage that what it does to their teeth.
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It's not worse though
The study references a woman in her 30’s who drank about two liters of diet soda every day for 3-5 years and suffered from eroded teeth that resembled those of a 29-year-old meth addict who had been taking drugs for three years and a 51-year-old crack cocaine user who had an 18-year-history drug abuse.
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I'd imagine most people don't drink 2 litres of fizzy pop a day either?
 
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