Calling All Wine Lovers: Could red wine be good for your dental health?
updated the 25 February 2018 à 22:38Stop what you’re doing and order up a glass of red, right now.
Red wine could be the secret to improving your teeth, according to research. A new study has found that drinking red wine can benefit oral hygiene by preventing bacteria in your mouth. Hoorah!
Red wine contains chemicals, which are antioxidants, that have the ability to stop bacteria from sticking to your gums. The new study conducted by the Spanish National Research Council in Madrid, found that this prevents cavities and plaque from forming and then attacking your teeth, plus can improve bad breath – who said anything about wine breath?
These mysterious antioxidants are known as polyphenols and there are two types of them. Both of these types, found in red wine, stop harmful nasties from sticking to the walls of your gums. By doing this, it looks like swooshing a sip around your mouth may actually be to your benefit!
Don’t order a bottle for yourself just yet though girl. The research, which was published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that although red wine contains this magic chemical, it would have to be swooshed around your mouth for about 47 hours. To all the wine drinkers capable of this, we salute you, but us mere mortals can’t keep up.
The moral of the story is there another reason to love red wine (did we need one?) but don’t start going bottoms up just yet!
Shelina Assomull
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