Sipping sugary drinks over hours can lead to serious, irreversible damage to your teeth. Regular consumption of these types of beverages can highly affect your oral and general health.
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Find out how sugar can become a threat to your overall health and the things you can do to prevent it.
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Most popular sports drinks today contain potential factors that may damage the teeth. Based on studies, these sports drinks generate substantial surface loss and surface softening. Thus, dental erosion is a progressing problem in Australia, with consumption of sports beverages being the risk factor.
Studies show that 2% of Australian children population consumes sports drinks, and most children aged between 5 and 15 years revealed signs of tooth erosion due to acidic and sugary drinks, including sports drinks.
Moreover, 1 to 2 servings per day of sugar-sweetened beverages may lead to type-2 diabetes, and majority of sports drinks weakens the tooth enamel by 30% to 50%.
