BUT THE REASON GOES BEYOND NORMAL INFLATION WILL EXPLAIN 6-6. IN AN EFFORT TO CHOOSE
HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVES TO PART
MANY PEOPLE ARE DRINKING MORE
SPARKLING WATER WITH OR WITHOUT
THE FLAVORING ADDED ADMIT I’VE
BEEN DOING IT. HAVE YOU A LITTLE
BIT? MY YOU KNOW, IDA LOVES IT
SO WELL, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN
OBVIOUSLY THE RECENT TIKTOK
VIDEO SUGGESTING ACTUALLY USING
BALSAMIC VINEGAR FOR FLAVOR
THAT’S GOT OVER SIX MILLION
VIEWS, BUT RECENT RESEARCH FINDS
EVEN THESE HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES
CAN DO HARM. OUR DR MCGEORGE IS
HERE WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
, DOC. I HAVE TO ADMIT THIS
RESEARCH KIND OF BUMMED ME OUT
BECAUSE I’M A HUGE FAN OF MY
SODA STREAM THAT CARBONATES TAP
WATER, EVEN UNFLAVORED.
CARBONATED WATER JUST TASTES
MORE SATISFYING, BUT NOW I MAY
HAVE TO CHANGE MY HABITS. DRINKS
ARE A FAVORITE OF MANY,
ESPECIALLY IN THE HOT SUMMER
MONTHS. LACROIX OR BUT I WAS
ABLE, BUT THE BLUE PLAY ONE AND
YEAH, I JUST I LIKE MANGO. UM. I
LIKE ALL OF THEM, REALLY? BUT
THOSE BUBBLES COME AT A COST
CARBONATED BEVERAGE DO HAVE MILD
ACIDITY, DRINKING AND ESPECIALLY
EXPOSING OUR TEETH TO ANYTHING
ACIDIC FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF
TIME CAN CAUSE EROSION OF THE
ENAMEL. THE ACID ACTUALLY WILL
START TO DISSOLVE THE ENAMEL
AWAY. THAT’S DR EDMUND HEWLETT,
A DENTIST AND CONSUMER ADVISER
FOR THE AMERICAN DENTAL
ASSOCIATION. THE STUDY ALSO
FOUND THOUGH, THAT FLAVOR
CARBONATED BEVERAGES WORTH
NOTABLY MORE ACIDIC AND HAD MORE
EROSION POTENTIAL BECAUSE OF THE
ACIDITY OF THE FLAVOR ADDITIVES
. WHETHER THERE WERE SUGAR
PRESENT OR NOT. WELL, I DIDN’T
KNOW THAT. AND I GUESS I GET
FOOLED BY THE FLAVOR. WATER. YOU
KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING? FLAVORED
SPARKLING WATER. DENTAL ENAMEL
IS THE PROTECTIVE WHITE ARMOR OF
OUR TOOTH SURFACES AS THE ENAMEL
PINS THE ACTUAL APPEARANCE, NOT
ONLY THE SHAPE OF THE TOOTH, BUT
THE COLOR OF THE TOOTH WILL
CHANGE. BECAUSE THE DARKER
YELLOWISH LAYER UNDERNEATH THE
ENAMEL THAT WE CALL THE TENSION
NOW BECOMES MORE VISIBLE
COSMETIC ASPECT. THERE’S A
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, ASPECT,
AND EVENTUALLY, THESE MAY THESE
RESULTS MAY CAUSE THE TEETH TO
BE EXQUISITELY SENSITIVE AS WELL
. DR HEWLETT EMPHASIZED. THIS IS
A CUMULATIVE EFFECT. ENAMEL
DOESN’T GROW BACK. SO EVEN
THOUGH YOU ARE REMOVING AN
IMPERCEPTIBLE AMOUNT. WITH A
SINGLE DRINK. IT’S GONE, AND NOW
YOU’RE JUST COMPOUNDING IT. SO A
YEAR LATER, TWO YEARS FIVE YEARS
LATER MAN. YOU KNOW THERE’S
GONNA BE YOUR TEETH ARE NOT
GONNA BE WITH THEY USED TO BE
LIMITING HOW MUCH YOU DRINK CAN
HELP THE OCCASIONAL MODERATE
CONSUMPTION OF THAT, DRINKING IT
RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND EVEN MORE
EFFECTIVELY DRINKING SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, WITH A MEAL. IS GOING
TO BE MINIMALLY DAMAGING IT ALL
VERY CAREFUL, BUT YOU KNOW FOR
DOING THIS ALL THE TIME. YOU
KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE DAY IF IT
BECOMES YOUR PREFERRED
REHYDRATION FORMULA RATHER THAN
PLAIN WATER. THIS IS A PROBLEM
AND YOU’RE REALLY PUTTING YOUR
TEETH AT HIGH RISK. NOW SOME
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DECREASE THE EFFECTS ARE TO
DRINK USING A STRAW IN ORDER TO
MINIMIZE HOW MUCH OF IT ACTUALLY
GETS ON YOUR TEETH. ALSO RINSE
YOUR MOUTH WITH PLAIN WATER AND
EAT DAIRY PRODUCTS TO HELP
REDUCE THE ACIDITY. NOW I’M NOT
REALLY MUCH OF A STRAW PERSON.
BUT I’M GOING TO TRY TO AT LEAST
RINSE MY MOUTH OUT WITH PLAIN
WATER. AND WHILE I DON’T REALLY
FLAVOR MY WATER MUCH BASED ON
THIS STUDY, I’M PROBABLY GOING
TO TRY AND DECREASE ANY FLAVOR
ADDITIVES AS WELL BACK TO YOU.
I’M SO STRESSED OUT AFTER THE
STORY ANYMORE. ANYTHING AT ALL.
WE DO APPRECIATE THE INSIGHT DOG
NOW, IN CASE YOU’RE WONDERING,
THE STUDY DID NOT LOOK AT
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS WITH
CARBONATION BECAUSE EXPERTS SAY
THAT’S PROBABLY LESS OF A
CONCERN BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARE
NOT DRINKING THOSE AS FREQUENTLY