ENERGY AND SPORTS DRINKS HAVE HIGH ACIDITY THAT DESTROYS TOOTH ENAMEL AND CONTRIBUTES TO ACIDITY IN THE BODY

ENERGY AND SPORTS DRINKS HAVE HIGH ACIDITY THAT DESTROYS TOOTH ENAMEL AND CONTRIBUTES TO ACIDITY IN THE BODY

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Children and adolescents are consuming more sports and energy drinks at an alarming rate. Arecent study shows that tooth enamel is dissolved and permanently lost as a direct result ofrepeated short exposures to these drinks, alternating with exposure to artificial saliva. Toothenamel weight loss after exposure to energy drinks was more than two times higher than it wasafter exposure to sports drinks. Tooth enamel loss is greater when more alkaline is required to neutralize the drink’s acid (column 3 of Table). Citric acid is added to sports and energy drinks to improve taste and shelf life, and their acidity contributes to their effects on enamel. Acid also is a major enemy of an athlete because it impedes performance. The athlete makes acid (lactic acid and ammonia) in muscles and often adds to this acid load by drinking these high acid sports and/or energy drinks.

Simone Super Energy (www.SimoneSuperEnergy.com) has a high alkaline pH of 7.5 and has no acids