[brnaftr361]

Anecdotally, I don't consume a whole lot of refined sugar but any time I do, I can feel the plaque building up almost immediately. But at least in terms of apples and grapes this isn't the case, nor does it appear to be so with complex carbs including bread and potatoes. Additionally I've noticed most candies and soda tend to leave residual taste in my mouth for hours. So I'm partial to pointing the finger specifically to refined sugar.

[stjohnswarts]

I think you mean tarter, not plaque. Plaque takes a while but you obviously will feel tarter only teeth at the end of any day if you've had sugary or carby foods. White bread starts breaking down into sugar as soon as it hits your mouth due to enzymes in saliva.

[grupthink]

Plaque accumulates on teeth within hours. After a few days, it becomes tartar.

[sliken]

Are you sure? My wife is allergic to corn syrup, and we find it in EVERYTHING. 95%+ of spaghetti sauce, even in canned vegetables. It's surprising how sweet things are these days. Our standard for starting a new recipe is to cut the sugar by 1/2 to 1/3rd, that way you can taste the other ingredients.

Even buying tea is tough, many are very sweet. Sadly the sugar lobby has been successful in blocking imports, setting price floors, and generally keeping sugar higher priced than corn syrup, which from what I can tell is worse for people's health.

[asdff]

In my family its as clear as day. The boomers in the family grew up on soda and all have had dozens of cavities and currently sport gold teeth. Not the case for the older generation who grew up in the great depression off of water alone, or the children of the boomers who were raised better than a constant supply of 7 up as the only source of liquids.