Red Wine Does Not Prevent Tooth Decay

In November 2009, a study to be published in the Journal of Food Chemistry claims falsely that red wine will prevent tooth decay.

Red wine prevents tooth decay as much as white sugar prevents tooth decay. Scientists (of course from Italy) conclude that red wine prevents tooth decay by looking at how red wine affects Streptococcus mutans in a petri dish.

When red wine was added to an experiment where bacteria were sticking to fake teeth, the bacteria Streptococcus mutans stopped sticking. Therefore the scientist wrongly concluded that red wine stops cavities.

Bacteria in the mouth do not cause cavities. The scientist makes the assumption that Streptococcus mutans causes cavities, therefore anything that will kill it, from Coke, to Raisins, to bleach, will be said then to cure cavities. As if food has no other affect on the body at all. Rinsing the mouth with alcohol does not stop tooth decay either. A lack of a nutrition is the cause of physical degeneration. If you want to know more about the real causes of tooth decay and some false assumption about it, check out my tooth decay facts and myths pages.

Personally I find that most red wines adversely affect my health. I know that sulfates and other additives in wine could be one reason why. It is possible in the ideal case, that a wine would give nutrients to the body and therefore prevent cavities.

I have not found wine of this quality commercially made. It would require all the grape sugar be fermented and turned into alcohol or vitamins. I have come across one homemade bottle. I suggest if you want good wine, learn how to make it at home, or expect to pay lots of money and do significant research to find vineyards who do not cut corners.

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