Gatorade and Kids

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Apparently gatorade is absolutely horrible for your teeth.

Didn't know about the teeth thing though - freaky!

CR

I wouldn't worry about your teeth at all with gatorade. After 25 hours it causes errosion--no problem. No one drinks gatorade for 25 hours straight. 25 hours of gatorade drinking would be spread over years, and your teeth replenish enamel naturally. Brushing helps too.

The real problem with corrosive drinks is when you sip on them all day while eating candy and such. Gatorade is supposed to be gulped down.

[TosaInu]

Hello,

It isn't the sugar which causes erosion. Sugars can be used for food by bacteria in the mouth and the bacteria produce acids. Acids cause teeth erosion. The sugars in soda and cola aren't directly bad for your teeth, it is because those drinks are acidic. They do taste sweet because of the load of sugars, which 'masks' them to have a pH of ~3-4. Gatorade has a low pH too.

Consuming a lot of sugar becomes a problem for teeth when the mouth isn't cleaned properly. Bacteria will build up and grab part of the sugar.

True Fragony.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Hello,

It isn't the sugar which causes erosion. Sugars can be used for food by bacteria in the mouth and the bacteria produce acids. Acids cause teeth erosion. The sugars in soda and cola aren't directly bad for your teeth, it is because those drinks are acidic. They do taste sweet because of the load of sugars, which 'masks' them to have a pH of ~3-4. Gatorade has a low pH too.

Consuming a lot of sugar becomes a problem for teeth when the mouth isn't cleaned properly. Bacteria will build up and grab part of the sugar.

True Fragony.

Very true. The worst thing to give babies & toddlers in their nap-time/bed-time bottles is something loaded with sugar like juice because it will damage their teeth much quicker. When one is awake, swallowing/talking/tongue movement within the mouth lessens the effects of these acids on the teeth.