The UK’s leading independent dental charity has criticised claims that fruit smoothies could be twice as healthy as first thought – warning that if consumed too frequently they could cause an ‘erosion epidemic’.
Dental experts, Government ministers, MPs and Lords will gather at the House of Commons May 15 to discuss how poor oral healthcare routines are leaving people at risk of a range of serious general health conditions – including strokes, diabetes, heart disease and low birth weight babies.
Studies suggest gum disease might be associated with pregnancy outcomes
The discussion is now about a substance called Bisphenol A or BPA which has been found “potentially dangerous” and will be banned from use in plastic baby bottles by the federal government in Canada.