Sugar – an appetite for change

2019 was undoubtedly the year we upped out game on the big sugar debate. An ever-increasing number of evidence-based studies are drawing a wide range of scientific conclusions. But there’s little doubt that:

Even if we didn’t know the scale of its impact on general health, as dental professionals we do understand what it is doing to our nation’s oral health.

Many argue that what’s needed is a joined-up approach by health professionals to successfully tackle dental decay and related health issues caused by a high sugar diet.

And, whilst there is a real appetite for change over the unnecessary and unhealthy amount of sugar in our diets, it is perhaps up to all health professionals to ensure they educate our patients of the full health benefits of cutting sugar out of diets.