Dentists are appropriate increasingly
concerned that over-consumption of
soft drinks may effect greater
amounts of dental disease. In a letter
copied in the December 1997
There is evidence
that continuous exposure to sweets sustains a neonate’s preference for
sweets. Studies have shown that sweet preference changes with exposure
to sugars, and the more sugars people consume,
the higher their threshold for sweetness,
indicating an increased risk for caries.