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When I was two years old -- apparently, I only heard it from the obvious source -- my mother went to a doctor and asked when she could start giving me candy. I'

When I was two years old -- apparently, I only heard it from the obvious source -- my mother went to a doctor and asked when she could start giving me candy. I'm dating myself but this was before 1990. Anyways, he said, "Never! Never give him candy. He'll develop a sweet tooth and it's game over for his teeth!". Again paraphrasing and dramatizing, but you get the idea. So my mom never gave me anything with sugar. To this day I don't eat any sweets and I have no cavities or tooth problems. I eat ice cream once a year, and mostly because people seem to like shaming me for not liking it. I always just have a couple of bites. Anyways my teeth are in great shape.

xtracto 5y ago
You got more than 0 cavity problems. There was an article not long ago about how sugar modifies kids mucrobiota permanently in children https://www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20210203/Childhood-diet-can-alter-the-gut-microbiome-for-life.aspx https://www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20210203/Childhood-die... I have always had a sweet tooth. And while fortunately I dont have diabetes or similar. I've developed IBS and other gut ailments.
megablast 5y ago
> To this day I don't eat any sweets and I have no cavities or tooth problems. Me neither. I ate candy and chocolate when I was a kid. I still do now 50 years later. Never had a problem with my teeth.