Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tooth decay is largely caused by sugar, which interacts with bacteria on our teeth to cause damage. (Getty Images) (Catherine ...

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Excess sugar challenges body systems, raises blood sugar, and links to weight gain, fatty liver, diabetes, and heart disease.

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(The Conversation) – Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year is often packed with opportunities to consume sugar. But what happens in your mouth during ...

Our daily diets are filled with foods that can unknowingly harm our teeth. Sugars, acids, and certain textures can weaken ...

GENEVA, March 4 (Reuters) - Adults and children from the Americas to Western Europe and the Middle East must roughly halve the amount of sugar they consume to lower risk of obesity and tooth decay, ...

A leading dental expert and President of the Nigerian Society for Restorative Dentistry, Professor Linda Oge Okoye, has raised alarm over the rising burden of tooth decay in Nigeria, urging both ...

Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year is often packed with opportunities to consume sugar. But what happens in your mouth during those first minutes and ...