Lots of the food we eat contains acid and sugar, which can damage our teeth. Which is why we need to brush our teeth twice a day, every day. Zoe uses graphics to explain how different animals have ...

Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times Sugary foods — and in particular, those composed of sucrose, or table sugar — are especially bad for your teeth because harmful bacteria thrive on them.

Brushing your teeth after ... more than just sugar The AMY1 gene is responsible for creating salivary amylase, the enzyme that gets the ball rolling when you eat starchy foods.

Sugar is one of the biggest causes ... which helps wash away food particles from their teeth. Many wild animals do not live as long as humans. Because of this, they may not experience the same ...

“Most people have been warned that if you eat a bunch of sugar, make sure you brush your teeth,” said Angela ... Your body breaks down starchy foods into glucose, which fuels all tissues ...

It’s well known that foods high in sugar are bad for teeth. But what other foods can ... an ‘anti-inflammatory’ diet, reducing animal proteins and processed carbohydrates and increasing ...

She suggests the following ways to keep your teeth as healthy as possible. Keep the time foods and drinks are consumed to a 20-minute window. Limit snacks. Drink water or chew sugar-free gum after ...

or a hamburger bun those starches are basically long chains of sugar starchy foods tend to cling around the gum line and stick in-between teeth … I would advise you to avoid anything really stic ...

Less sugar means fewer cavities ... which helps wash away food particles from their teeth. Shorter lifespans reduce dental issues Many wild animals do not live as long as humans.

“Foods and drinks that contain sugar can feed the bacteria in your mouth. The bacteria, in turn, produce acid that can damage your enamel,” she says. There are also some common culprits that can wreak ...