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Tooth Decay Rates Lead to Calls for Health Warnings on...

PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:33 am
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Millions of the UK’s children are being raised on a diet loaded with sugary, with kids being hooked on chocolate, sweets, biscuits and fizzy drinks from an early age.

Worryingly, unhealthy dietary choice can continue way into adulthood, with overweight children piling on even more pounds and growing into obese adults. Obesity then means these people are at risk of suffering a multitude of health risks such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, gout, and some cancers.

Now, in an attempt to curb the alarming trend of children routinely gorging on high-sugar food and drink products, healthcare professionals are putting their case forward for serious health warnings to adorn the packets of sweet packets.

Dentists and doctors around the country want the warnings – which would act similar to those on cigarette packets – to include images of decayed, rotten teeth, together with pictures of overweight children.

To prevent tooth decay, children need to be brushing their teeth twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, reduce their consumption of sugary and starchy food and drinks, and parents need to make sure they are taking their children to the dentist regularly.

Full story: http://www.medical-specialists.co.uk/news/2017/06/29/tooth-decay/