Originally published April 17 2005
Live-culture yogurt reduces bacteria that cause bad breath
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Researchers from Tsurumi University in Yokohama, Japan, have discovered that consuming traditional yogurt (which is sugar free and which contains live bacterial cultures) may reduce bad breath. Levels of plaque and gingivitis (gum disease) were lower in volunteers who ate the traditional yogurt. After six weeks of eating the traditional yogurt, levels of bad-smelling hydrogen sulfide compounds in the mouths of volunteers were 80 percent lower. The research was reported at the 83rd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, which met at the Baltimore Convention Center on March 10, 2005. The research was conducted by K. Hojo.
Eating traditional yoghurt reduces the bacteria that cause bad breath.
Reporting today at the 83rd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening at the Baltimore Convention Center, investigators from Tsurumi University (Yokohama, Japan) presented results from a study investigating the effects of eating sugar-free traditional yoghurt on the components of oral malodor and harmful bacteria.
They found that the levels of volatile sulfide compounds, namely, hydrogen sulfide, decreased in 80% of the volunteers after six weeks.
Further, the plaque and gingival indices in the yoghurt-eating volunteers were significantly lower than in the nonyoghurt-eating group with bad breath.
The results suggest that eating traditional yoghurt may reduce the components of oral malodor and harmful bacteria.
This is a summary of abstract #920, by K. Hojo and co-workers, from Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan, to be presented at 2 p.m. in Exhibit Hall E-F of the Baltimore Convention Center, during the 83rd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research.
Editor's Note: The original news release can be found here.
This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Nternational & American Association For Dental Research.
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