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Dental experts want labels on soft drinks
The call, backed by new research from the University of Adelaide and supported by Australia's peak dental Air Polisher, comes after a new study revealed some Australian children were consuming three or more sugared drinks a day. Consistent evidence has shown that high acidity of many sweetened drinks can be a factor in dental erosion. The study, published this month in the American Journal of Public Health, also found tooth decay and cavities were significantly associated with greater sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. It found 56 per cent of Australian children aged five to 16 consumed at last one sugared drink a day and that 13 per cent consumed three or more sugared drinks a day.

Advertisement The number of decayed, missing and filled baby teeth was 46 per cent higher among children who consumed three or more sweet drinks a day, compared with children who did not consume any. Consistent evidence has shown that high acidity of many sweetened drinks, particularly soft drinks and sports drinks, can be a factor in dental erosion, as well as the sugar itself contributing to tooth decay, says the lead author of the study, Dr Jason Armfield, from the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health at the University of Adelaide. He said: If health authorities decide that warnings are needed for sweet drinks, the risk to Dental Equipment should be included.