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Brushing your teeth THREE times a day could ward off diabetes as study finds those who exceed the twice-a-day recommendation have a 14% lower risk
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| 3/3/2020
| chalmers
Posted on 03/03/2020 6:04:25 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: Yo-Yo
So all I have to do is brush a couple of dozen times per day, and I can get the risk down to nearly 0!
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posted on
03/03/2020 6:58:31 AM PST
by
Slainte
To: BobL
I brush (and floss, and clean) immediately after eating. I only brush in the morning and before bed, but I floss several times a day. I can't stand having anything stuck in my teeth.
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posted on
03/03/2020 7:04:00 AM PST
by
Sans-Culotte
(With every passing day, I am a little bit gladder that Romney lost in 2012.)
To: RummyChick
How about people who are fastidious are much less likely to become obese.
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posted on
03/03/2020 7:48:17 AM PST
by
Hoosier-Daddy
("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
To: RummyChick
So could getting a haircut once a month.
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posted on
03/03/2020 8:39:08 AM PST
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: RummyChick
Is it truly the brushing of the teeth, or is the 3-times-a-day brushing habit part of whole set of behaviors that the persons with that habit do, such as avoiding carbonated surgery drinks & candy bars, not frequenting the “fast food” chains very much, not eating too much carbs, getting enough physical activity and like behaviors that help avoid both obesity & diabetes??
Unless a study controls for the matching of other variables such as the kind of items that I just mentioned, the teeth brushing is only a corollary finding, not a “cause” of the reduced diabetes.
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posted on
03/03/2020 8:42:06 AM PST
by
Wuli
To: Yo-Yo
Exactly how does brushing teeth three times a day negate dumping a bunch of sugar into your system or not exercising to burn it off?
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posted on
03/03/2020 11:24:03 AM PST
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: Yo-Yo
Correlation does not prove causation. Perhaps people who brush three or more times a day are also more likely to eat a healthy diet and maintain a healthy weight. True. It could be that frequent brushers are more disciplined eaters.
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posted on
03/03/2020 4:18:41 PM PST
by
daniel1212
( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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