We all know that cola causes tooth loss, but we carry on consuming it. British actress Kierston Wareing found out the worst that can happen when she had to have five teeth removed recently.
Wareing (a Bafta nominated actress, who has appeared in a number of feature films as well as playing Kirsty Branning in EastEnders) had regularly been drinking seven cans of full sugar cola for fifteen years, and, unsurprisingly this had a disastrous effect on her teeth.
Cola causes tooth loss
Sugar is one of the main causes of tooth decay and is the main reason that children are admitted into hospital in the UK. And what most people don’t realise is that sugary drinks can be worse than sweets and chocolate, as they literally bathe the teeth in sugar.
After suffering pain that was keeping her awake, Wareing had to have five teeth removed. She blamed herself and an addiction to cola. As a result she resolved to stop drinking it, and warned friends and family that cola causes tooth loss.
Whilst this initially seemed like she’d addressed the root cause of the problem she soon replaced the cola with highly sweetened chocolate bars. The dentist didn’t struggle to diagnose the actual problem as a sugar addiction. Cola just happened to be her preferred delivery method.
Is sugar addictive
There is an increasing body of thought that sugar is indeed addictive. Studies in rats have shown that sugar can stimulate the brain’s pleasure centres more than cocaine and it has long been known that eating sugar releases opioids and dopamine.
Alan Greene, MD, a children’s health and wellness expert as well as a published author claims that although “addiction is a strong word…I’m serious when I say that evidence is mounting that too much added sugar could lead to a true addiction”.
We here at 76 Harley Street fully appreciate that cutting back on sugar intake can be a difficult challenge and can often require a significant behavioural change but it’s definitely worth it when you consider that cola causes tooth loss – prevention is always better than cure.
