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Mediterranean diet may reduce gum disease

Editor — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:44:05 +0000

People living in the UK and following a diet close to the Mediterranean diet are more likely to have better gum health, with potentially lower amounts of gum disease and inflammation. Findings from a King’s College London study—published in the Journal of Periodontology—indicate that people not following a Mediterranean-style diet tended to have more severe gum disease, especially […]

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Concerns rising over modern diets and missing teeth

Editor — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:30:19 +0000

Dentists are expressing growing concern about the increased prevalence of people not developing some teeth, particularly wisdom teeth, due to evolutionary changes influenced by modern diets which don’t require as many teeth or strong chewing forces when compared to traditional foods. Today, almost half of Australian children’s energy intake is made up of ultra-processed foods, with research […]

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Dr Priyal Shah talks diet and teeth

Editor — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:13:57 +0000

With diet and subsequent poor health leading to periodontitis and other oral health problems (and vice-versa), Dr Priyal Shah hopes to get a dialogue going between dentists, nutritionists and other allied health professionals that ultimately benefits patients. By Kerry Faulkner Recent research confirms that diabetes and periodontitis are two major diseases affecting Australians and the […]

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Researchers link tooth loss to increased obesity risk

Editor — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 22:56:34 +0000

An analysis of medical records from 1765 older adults by researchers in the US showed that patients with at least 21 teeth were more likely to maintain a healthy body weight than patients with fewer teeth. Each additional missing tooth correlated with a two per cent increase in the likelihood of obesity, and each missing […]

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Nutrition a major gap in Aussie’s oral health

Editor — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:39:41 +0000

Australians are being urged to focus on their diet when it comes to oral health amidst research from health insurance company Bupa suggesting nutrition is rated last as a driver of quality of life, with four out of 10 Australians reporting their lifestyles don’t include good nutrition levels. The Bupa Pulse Check, which looks at […]

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Early childhood service leading the charge for great oral health habits

Editor — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 21:54:34 +0000

Smiles 4 Miles (an initiative of Dental Health Services Victoria – DHSV), the Healthy Eating Advisory Service (HEAS) and Ballarat Community Health are supporting early childhood services to improve children’s oral health and healthy eating habits. This work is highlighted in a new video case study celebrating how Perridak Burron Early Learning, an Aboriginal community-owned education […]

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The link between kids’ bad diet and obesity and tooth decay

Editor — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 22:32:27 +0000

The team behind a NSW longitudinal study examining the link between poor diet in early childhood and obesity and tooth decay says tackling such problems demand an integrated policy approach. By Kathy Graham At school entry age, around one quarter of Australian children are overweight or obese and around 40 per cent already have tooth […]

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Linking oral health to nutrition

Editor — Wed, 25 May 2016 22:30:06 +0000

Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) have teamed up with the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) in an attempt to use the influence of dieticians to inform the public of the health issues their eating habits are having on their teeth. The link between oral health and nutrition is undeniable, with the statistics on sugary drinks […]

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