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Is the diet angle related to the contact of the food with the teeth, or is the related to something that happens after digestion? If it were only related to co
by nanidin 3y ago
Is the diet angle related to the contact of the food with the teeth, or is the related to something that happens after digestion?
If it were only related to contact of food with teeth, wouldn't rinsing your mouth after eating achieve the same effect as any diet like "carnivore diet"?
- argonaut 3y agoThe diet angle is just sugar and carbs.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoImmediate contact and for quite a while until you brush again. Leftover sugars are turned to acid by mouth bacteria.
- abecedarius 3y agoI believe it's much more about nutrition, though there is a difference in oral microbiome too. Explanation at https://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2010/12/dr-mellanbys-tooth-decay-reversal-diet.html https://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2010/12/dr-mellanbys-... (The author, Stephan Guyenet, is not a carnivore-diet proponent afaik.)