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Re: Any professional athlete is probably a terrible role model for healthy lifestyle. This reminded me of a pro cyclist write-up where they regretted the absen
by semireg 4y ago
Re: Any professional athlete is probably a terrible role model for healthy lifestyle.
This reminded me of a pro cyclist write-up where they regretted the absence of oral hygiene… years of glucose gel being squirted into their mouths at intervals for hours and hours every day. cringe
- Rantenki 4y agoBreathing through your mouth for hours at a time _while_ doing that ^. Also not good. Your gums get dried out. Lots of endurance athletes take the "long in the tooth" look a few steps further than usual. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2018/jun/high-levels-oral-disease-among-elite-athletes-affecting-performance https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2018/jun/high-levels-oral-disease...