{"items": [{"author": "Sasha", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351003501631081", "anchor": "fb-351003501631081", "service": "fb", "text": "I've been given general advice to do it after eating anything by my dentist. Presumably it gets rid of particles that would otherwise sit there as a food source for bacteria.", "timestamp": "1336054659"}, {"author": "Marco", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351013914963373", "anchor": "fb-351013914963373", "service": "fb", "text": "All food contribute to tooth decay... certainly some do so more than others because they cling to a surface better, but anything we digest is also food for bacteria in the mouth...", "timestamp": "1336056016"}, {"author": "Allison", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351024944962270", "anchor": "fb-351024944962270", "service": "fb", "text": "Chloe, would you mind sending me your sources? I keep hearing that we should eliminate refined sugar entirely, but I can't find anything that say more than \"refined sugar is bad;\" I want to know *why* and *how* it's detrimental.", "timestamp": "1336057525"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351041141627317", "anchor": "fb-351041141627317", "service": "fb", "text": "@Chloe: rinsing my mouth idly with water when I drink is a very small sacrifice. Giving up refined sugar is a large one. If I can get some of the benefits of giving up sugar without actually giving it up, that would be nice.", "timestamp": "1336059636"}, {"author": "Joshua", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351042758293822", "anchor": "fb-351042758293822", "service": "fb", "text": "I'll agree that refined sugar is bad, but for slightly different reasons. The biggest problem with refined sugar is that it provides no nutrition other than \"empty calories\". If you eat a generally healthy and varied diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, a little refined sugar won't hurt (as long as your total calorie intake is reasonable).
But the typical American diet has a lot of processed food with lots of refined sugar. So people are getting lots of their calories from things like sodas and cake/cookies/candy. In addition, they are getting a lot of bad fat. This is a big problem and is contributing to the obesity and diabetic epidemics.
This is not just a matter of uneducated comsumers, the entire US agricultural subsidies have the impact of making corn and soy based foods (and the amimals that are fed them) much cheaper than they would normally be. This makes buying processed food much cheaper (and more profitable for the manufacturer) than buying fruits and vegetables. For more info, see http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/.../dont-end.../ or any number of othe articles.", "timestamp": "1336059834"}, {"author": "Allison", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351048228293275", "anchor": "fb-351048228293275", "service": "fb", "text": "Joshua, I totally agree with you. I'm skeptical of statements like \"we shouldn't eat any refined sugar,\" but I'm still interested to learn more about the reasoning behind them.", "timestamp": "1336060487"}, {"author": "Sasha", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351054204959344", "anchor": "fb-351054204959344", "service": "fb", "text": "'This is the most respected and authoritative primary source of research on nutrition and dental/holistic health. Your dentist most likely hasn't heard of it'
These two statements seem to contradict each other.", "timestamp": "1336061149"}, {"author": "Sasha", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351080441623387", "anchor": "fb-351080441623387", "service": "fb", "text": "This sounds too much like the standard unfalsifiable arguments for accepting homepathy and its ilk against the advice of the entire medical community. I'm out.", "timestamp": "1336064420"}, {"author": "Chris", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351088328289265", "anchor": "fb-351088328289265", "service": "fb", "text": "Sasha: I had trouble with those two sentences as well until I found the word holistic. It may very well be the most respected source of holistic dental health.", "timestamp": "1336065504"}, {"author": "Sasha", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/350992468298851?comment_id=351100668288031", "anchor": "fb-351100668288031", "service": "fb", "text": "Chris, I'd noticed that, but read the oblique as 'and' :P", "timestamp": "1336067095"}, {"author": "David German", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/111229345142780712481", "anchor": "gp-1336153546729", "service": "gp", "text": "This guy says no: \nhttp://www.freysmiles.com/blog/view/does-rinsing-with-water-after-sugary-snacks-prevent-cavities\n
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\nSummary, for those who don't bother to watch the video: bacteria ingest the sugar quicker than you can rinse it away.", "timestamp": 1336153546}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103013777355236494008", "anchor": "gp-1336156147677", "service": "gp", "text": "Are there any studies? How fast do they ingest it? What if you're drinking as you eat?\n
\n(Thanks for finding and summarizing the video.)", "timestamp": 1336156147}]}