03/19/2019
A healthy diet keeps your mouth healthy
Eating a well-balanced diet may improve your chances of avoiding diseases like heart disease, type II diabetes, and oral diseases, like cavities.
For teeth to be healthy, they need vitamins, protein, calcium, and phosphorous - and you can get them all from a healthy diet.
A healthy diet is one that:
• includes a variety of whole fruits and vegetables as well as whole grains, like brown rice and oatmeal.
• adds different protein sources such as lean meats, beans, eggs, poultry, fish, cheese and Greek yogurt.
• is low in saturated fats, trans fats, salt (sodium), and added sugars.
• is well-balanced and based on eating foods in amounts according to your specific height, age, weight, gender and activity level.
