According to the Faculty of General Dental Practice in the United Kingdom, it is important that the effect of sugar consumption on tooth decay continues to be considered, alongside diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, “a challenge of public health”.
A health plan was recently published in England that aims to help the country’s population to reduce sugar in their diet. According to this plan, “dietary policies should be considered determinants of oral health, particularly with regard to the consumption of sugary drinks by children”.
Tooth decay, tooth loss and tooth decay are caused by the production of an acid produced by the combination of sugars and oral bacteria. According to the British health plan, “the risk of tooth decay is lowest when sugar consumption is less than 10% of total calories ingested”.
Charlotte Worker, one of the representatives of the Faculty of General Dental Practice, argues that “tooth decay remains a significant part of health concerns, despite the growth in the use of fluoride toothpastes in the UK. Therefore, we support the idea of putting the reduction of sugar consumption on the public health agenda”.
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