Consider the plaque that sticks to your teeth. It’s a nasty layer of gooey bacteria that quickly attaches to our teeth and gums (not forgetting the tongue as well).

Plaque comes from our consumption of sugars from food - especially those that are sugary sticky foods themselves.

So dieting with foods that are less concentrated in sugar is not just a benefit to your size and shape, it has a real benefit for your dental health too. And remember, that your dental health is about the bigger thing - the health of your whole body too.

In fact, the plaque in your mouth can grow large and sticky enough to slow and even stop flow through blood vessels. And that’s pretty important when it comes to heart disease, not to mention the issues of stroke as well.

Plaque is pretty much public enemy number one when it comes to dental health and the ramifications for other health issues for us all.

It’s important to remember that dental health and general health should not be treated separately.

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