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Written by Vu Le, DDS   
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ImageWe all love chocolate.  It tastes good, makes us feel good.  Theobromine, a stimulant found in chocolate, makes us feel like we are in love.  (really, our bodies have elevated levels of it when we are in love)  It contains anti-oxidants.  So why does chocolate have such a bad wrap with dentists and nutritionists?

 

  1. milkFat - chocolate requires cream to make it smooth.  Unfortunately, making chocolate extra creamy in the mouth makes us extra lumpy elsewhere.
  2. Sugar - chocolate requires sugar to make it sweet, even dark chocolate has some sugar in it.  Sugar causes tooth decay, right?

sugarOther dentists have said to cut out the sweets or your teeth will rot out and fall out.  I maintain that if you are intelligent about it, you can have your chocolate, and eat it, too.  To understand how, let's first look at how tooth decay works.

 

 

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