Sports drinks may lead to tooth decay, study shows

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Several popular sports drinks were shown to wear away at teeth in a recent study. Researchers soaked tooth enamel in four popular brands for intervals of at least 24 hours over 14 days. And, in all cases, the drinks caused the enamel to wear away significantly. The scientists are reluctant to draw sweeping conclusions from their study however; they admit the experiment did not represent realistic use of the drinks.

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