This study aimed to clarify the ability of the buffer systems of saliva to inhibit enamel demineralization after intake of an acid beverage. In the first experiment, titrable acidity tests were carried out. Ten milliliters of saliva stimulated by chewing gum base was obtained from 10 healthy adult subjects and the pH of each saliva sample was measured. The beverages used for the experiment were...

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of cola beverages drinking on atherosclerosisand test the hypothesis whether cola beverages consumption at early life stages might affect the development and progression of atherosclerosis later in life. ApoE-/- C57BL/6J mice (8 week-old) were randomized in 3 groups (n = 20 each) according to free accessto water (W), sucrose sweetened car...

In 2001, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand developed a regulatory standard for ‘energy drinks’ (non-alcoholic water-based carbonated beverages containing caffeine, B complex vitamins and other substances), now referred to as formulated caffeinated beverages (FCBs) that was introduced in 2003. Standard 2.6.4 protects public health and safety by: (1) controlling the maximum level of caffei...

PURPOSE Anecdotal evidence suggests that patients with painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis report symptom exacerbation after consuming particular foods, beverages and/or supplements. We determined the prevalence of the effect of comestibles on painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis symptoms and identified particular comestible items more likely to affect such symptoms. MATE...

Flavour results from the integration of aroma, taste and chemosensory information within the brain. Understanding interactions between the anatomically separate systems which relay this information is crucial to our appreciation of how different aspects of food contribute to flavour perception and the formulation of successful products. To examine these interactions, a beverage system was creat...

background & aim: erosion has been defined as the irreversible loss of dental hard tissue by a chemical process not involving bacteria. dental erosion is an important cause of tooth tissue loss in both children and adults. acids of intrinsic and extrinsic origin (gastric juice and acidic foodstaffs, beverages) are thought to be the main etiologic factors for dental erosion. the reported inciden...

Introduction: In our society, Mediterranean Diet (MD) eating habits are currently being lost. Promoting them and learning them is a competency that has to be developed in groups of young people, such as college students, especially correct hydration intake, whose benefits are not only physiological but cognitive as well. Furthermore, worthy of note is the importance of instruction, through Heal...