A diet that is high in sugar comes with a variety of health impacts. It can lead to behavioural issues in children, along with issues with obesity and diabetes. It also comes with considerable issues in dental health. Sugary diets are having a strongly negative impact upon the teeth in our children’s heads.
Over the course of the last several decades, sugar has become a bigger and bigger element of your average child’s diet. Taking a look at popular children’s products, they are receiving far more sugar than is desirable or healthy. One of the reasons, of course, is that sugar actually has some highly addictive qualities, and by encouraging its consumption, you can encourage greater consumption later on.
Today, dentists around Australia, including your local experts at Newcastle Dental Care, are treating patients as young as three years old for cavities, some of which require tooth extractions. Their diets are sugary enough to impact upon their baby teeth, setting a bad precedent for their odds of maintaining healthy chompers later in life.
The solution, of course, comes down to the parents. By encouraging proper eating habits, and by providing health food and snacks, we can lay a foundation for better oral health, and overall health, that can last throughout the lives of these young people. It is one of the most important things that we can offer this next generation, and will allow them to live their lives to their fullest potential, free of the negative impacts of this diet. Already, policymakers are moving towards banning sugary drinks in schools – a small move, but one that may help to turn the tide.
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Contact : Stephan Kantharajah
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