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by aleksandrh 1462 days ago
#2 is terrible advice. Acidic food weakens your enamel. Brushing after eating will make things worse. It's actually recommended that you wait after eating acidic foods to brush. Rinsing (with water) is totally safe, though.
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Interesting, I'd always heard the opposite but I do see a lot supporting what you say, so I removed that for now... Hmm.
Heh I thought you were going for a 2. "there is no step 2" joke, or suggesting that you could just remove all your teeth and then have no tooth problems anymore.
I mean yeah the solution is pretty much to eat zero sugary and acidic things... but that'd be a hard life these days.
I'd love to see a section of the store or even a whole store dedicated to "no added sugar/sweeteners". It is really hard to find a surprisingly large amounts of food that don't come with sugar or corn syrup.