Fruit juices harm children's teeth
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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In the food pyramid recommended by dietitians for baby food, one of the main places is occupied by vegetables and fruits. Experts in the field of healthy eating recommend eating fruit at least 2-3 times a day and eating at least 3-5 vegetable dishes.
And one more symbol of health and well-being of children's teeth is a child biting an apple. Meanwhile, according to dentists, the fruit and vegetable diet also contains certain dangers for children's teeth. Especially unfavorable in this regard are fruit juices, not only shop but also freshly squeezed.
According to dentists, regular consumption of fruit juices can lead to the development in the child's mouth of long-term damage to the teeth. In particular, as recent studies conducted by experts at the Department of Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons in Britain have confirmed, nearly half of the children whose parents are given their fruit juice daily show signs of tooth damage.
Yes, fruit juices (especially freshly squeezed) are a storehouse of vitamins useful for a child's health, but at the same time, they contain a large amount of natural sugars, which lead to damage to the teeth. And the acid (high enough concentration), present in most juices, according to scientists, causes irreversible erosion of children's teeth.
Based on the above, the dean of the college, Dr. Cathy Harley, calls parents to give their children fruit juices no more than once a week, and the rest of the days give them to drink plain water and milk.
It is interesting that the official medical department of Great Britain recommends each person to consume up to 150 ml of fruit juices daily. This, according to experts of the department, is counted as one of the five servings of vegetables and fruits recommended for the daily diet.
It should be noted that the tooth-hazardous acid is present not only in fruit juices, but also in the fruit itself. Therefore, after a child eats an apple, dentists advise you to drink water or rinse her mouth to wash acid.
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