John 'De Man' wrote:
> "Alf Christophersen" <alf.christophersen at basalmed.uio.no> wrote in message
> news:3a40ffc3.27165019 at nntp.uio.no...>> > On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 15:02:28 GMT, wuzzy <wuzzi at my-deja.com> wrote:
>> > >hrmm.. if its diet coke i don't think its too bad on the teeth, doesn't
> > >diet coke use aspartame? anyway, i haven't drank diet coke in the
> > >longest time so i don't know what kind of sweetener they use...
>> > But still it contains phosphoric acid ?? If so, no gain in exchanging
> > sugar with aspartame, since that acid is the main destroyer (both
> > solvation and chelating the calcium ions. Also citric acid is quite
> > bad for the enamel)
>> Bad for the enamel?
>> Alf, ... You are very perceptive.
>> Six cans a day of coke is a prescription for being toothless in about 15
> years or so. I know, because I am speaking from experience. Your silver
> fillings will start to protrude over the surface of your teeth as the enamel
> is gradually eaten away. Your front teeth will eventually thin to the point
> where they will start falling apart.
>> That is when I decided to get dentures. :-)
>> And, I ain't joking either. Took me no more than 20 years of drinking coke.
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