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White Wine Hurts the Choppers

Experts recommend eating cheese to reduce effect on tooth enamel

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(Newser) – White wine is a lot worse for teeth than red, according to German researchers who studied human teeth soaked in various kinds of wine. The acid content of white wines like Reisling destroys enamel much faster than reds like Rioja, say the researchers. They recommend white wine fans drink while munching on cheese, which supplies calcium to counteract the wine's effect.

"Consuming wine alongside food, rather than on its own, means the saliva you produce as you chew helps to neutralize its acidity and limits its erosive potential," an expert told the BBC. "Leaving time before brushing teeth gives the enamel a chance to recover from the acid attack" and makes the enamel "less susceptible to being brushed away."

"The tradition of enjoying different cheeses for dessert, or in combination with drinking wine, might have a beneficial effect on preventing dental erosion," the researchers said.   (©quinn.anya)
Mixing white wine with fruit juices speeds up its attack on tooth enamel, according to the researchers.
Mixing white wine with fruit juices speeds up its attack on tooth enamel, according to the researchers.   (©quinn.anya)
The researchers compared the effects on human teeth of eight kinds of red and white wines from across Europe.
The researchers compared the effects on human teeth of eight kinds of red and white wines from across Europe.   (©quinn.anya)
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SemperFI
Oct 21, 09 6:28 AM CDT
Did you get the feeling that everything you eat or drink will someday be bad for you? First it was eggs and now this.Life is too short not to enjoy the foods and drinks you like Reply
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sanagalrc
Oct 21, 09 6:44 AM CDT
Most of these articles never say you can't enjoy your favorite foods/drinks. Usually just says to keep it in moderation, which everyone should already be doing in the first place. Also this article is just saying to eat cheese with wine, which everyone does already anyway.
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sanagalrc
Oct 21, 09 6:46 AM CDT
Another reason for me to not like white wine! Reply
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Cat-Lover
Oct 21, 09 7:41 AM CDT
Rioja? That's generally the Tempranillo grape. It tastes like mud! Reply
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Timinator2K
Oct 21, 09 8:05 AM CDT
Try a steady diet of drinking Mountain Dew...like drinking a strong calcium dissolving acid over your teeth every day...results not good for dental health. Reply
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