Twenty years ago, I met a couple with a young son who decided not to let the kid have sugar. I wonder how that might have worked out for the kid now that he’s grown.
I assume the kid hit 18 and went on a sugar binge as soon as he tasted it the first time.
Anyone have experience with this?
I wasn’t raised without sugar but with very little and with the understanding it’s not food.
When I was given some marshmallows as a kid I wasn’t sure if this edible or Styrofoam type packaging material.
Doing fine today, for a couple years I am not eating candy. No jam no snacks, black coffee, soda in the zero version here and there. Fruit is the only way perhaps I get sugar.
Late 20s I got some tooth issues despite not eating sugar. Not sure how that happens, carbs I guess.
I never missed anything prefer salty spicy foods or umami.
Do you drink a lot of sparkling water. I’ve heard the carbonation is part of what causes tooth decay.
That’s crazy, that’s the first I heard of that. What I remember from my college classes covering food is that processed grains are on of the most common issues with tooth decay.
In that carbonic acid is present, sure. Seltzer water is 100 to 1000 times less acidic than typical cola and doesn’t feed the cavity-causing bacteria so it’s a pretty small part of the problem.
My understanding is that carbonation isn’t a problem, it’s the acidity that you get in colas, even the sugar-free variety, that can damage teeth.
Saliva breaks down starch in your mouth to sugar! Spit has the enzyme amylase, so the longer u chew starchy foods the more sugary it becomes before u swallow!