Gatorade Destroys Your Teeth Faster than Coke
It has been written in many sports blogs this week; that Florida stole the idea of Gatorade from FSU. Around 1962, The team doctor for the FSU football team , Dr. R.A. Johnson, began producing a sports drink that he called “Seminole Firewater†as early as 1962. Dr. Johnson blended sugar and lime flavoring with electrolytes (salts) to help keep the players hydrated and to prevent cramping. Who ever invented Gatorade is still left out in the open.
Gatorade Bad For You?
The University of Iowa researchers covered extracted teeth with nail polish. They left bare two patches on each tooth, one on the enamel and one on the root. Then they dunked the teeth in test tubes filled with regular Coke, Diet Coke, Gatorade, Red Bull, or 100% apple juice.
Every five hours, the researchers refreshed the beverages. After 25 hours, they examined the teeth with a microscope. All of the beverages eroded the bare spots on the teeth. But different beverages had significantly different effects.
On the enamel, Gatorade was significantly more corrosive than Red Bull and Coke. Red Bull and Coke, in turn, were significantly more corrosive than Diet Coke and apple juice.
Research Courtesy of Web MD-
On the roots of the teeth, Gatorade was more corrosive than Red Bull. Coke, apple juice, and Diet Coke followed in that order.
The difference in the effect isn’t simply due to their sugar content. Gatorade is 6% carbohydrates, mostly sugars. Coke is about 10% sugar. Both are acidic beverages.
University of Michigan pediatric dental researcher Michael Ignelzi, DDS, PhD, has recently reviewed new research on the effects of beverages on children’s teeth. But he says there’s no evidence showing that sports drinks are any worse than other soft drinks.
Wow! I would never guess that gatorade would effect teeth more than coke! I’m gonna try it sometime.
omg!!! I am doing a science project to see what is worse… gatoraide or coke… and apperently gatoraide is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
had gatorade for the first time today and found it to be most uplifting. Can you lend me a fiver you gonks?
i am doing a project on the effects of gatorade. idon’t believe that gatorade ghas that much damage on humans teeth. unbelievable
i don’t believe that gatorade has that much damage on humans teeth. unbelievable
Im doing a science fair project, and i needed a stainer, and now, i can use gatorade to see which toothpaste works the best!
THIS IS A STUPID LIE!!!!!!!!!!!! dON’T BELIEVE IT i KNOW FROM EXPIERIENCE AND ACTUALL DOCTERS INCLUDING THE INVENTOR OF GATORADE! hE’S MY GRANDFATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND THIS IS A REALLY DUMB ARTICLE THAT WAS PROVEN WRONG
Wow that sounds bad since i drink about 20-30 gatorades a month. oh well its healthier than coke
Wow
Mary, you need a new dentist. If any dentist tells you that gatorade isn’t bad for your teeth then those doctors shouldn’t being practicing dentistry. I am currently finishing up at WVU (one of the best oral hygienic programs in the nation) and will be training to be a dentist after I graduate and every single professor I have had has told and proven your statement “THIS IS A STUPID LIE!!!!!!!!!!!! dON’T BELIEVE IT i KNOW FROM EXPIERIENCE AND ACTUALL DOCTERS INCLUDING THE INVENTOR OF GATORADE! hE’S MY GRANDFATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” wrong. While gatorade will surely have little to no effect if you drink it in moderation (a 2 serving sized bottle once every 3 weeks) and you take care of your teeth but if you don’t there will be deterioration of enamel at the least. And really, you don’t really need gatorade anyway, unless you’re running a triathlon. The thing with gatorade is that its a “sports drink” not water but unfortunately, people drink it like its water. Take care of your teeth and eat healthy and you really don’t have too much to worry about.
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