Dentists issues warning over two popular health drinks many consume in the morning before breakfast (Image: Getty)
Trying to lead a healthy lifestyle while also ensuring our is in tip-top shape can often feel like a juggling act.
By ensuring you’re eating a healthy diet while also protecting your can occasionally counteract each other, however.
This is because certain healthy lifestyle tips may work well for weight loss but you may be inadvertently negatively impacting your oral health while undertaking it.
Doctor Ben Hargreave, principal dentist at Dental Boutique, joined Australian show Brekky Central to discuss some of the biggest no-nos when it comes to drinks in the morning.
Dr Hargreave discussed the two seemingly innocent drinks many consume in the morning, which, in fact, are destroying their teeth in the long run.
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Health expert warned against consuming apple cider vinegar due to its high PH level (Image: Getty)
These two drinks have gone viral in recent years, with claims that they help people shed weight, but they are also known to impact the tooth’s enamel.
When asked: “You’re a doctor and what would you never do?”, Dr Hargreave answered that he would never drink lemon water or in the morning.
He further explained: “A lot of people think you can do this to strip some extra kilos off but what it does is it actually strips the enamel off your teeth.
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Unlike the high acidity found in lemon water and apple cider vinegar, milk helps to protect teeth (Image: Getty)
“If you’re doing this every morning, over time it can really damage your teeth”.
Both lemon water and apple cider vinegar are highly acidic, making them prone to causing tooth decay and sensitivity.
Apple cider vinegar typically has a pH level between 2.5 and 3, making it strong enough to erode the protective enamel layer on your teeth directly.
The acidic nature of both drinks in the morning could also dissolve and break down the mineral structure of enamel overtime.
There’s a greater erosion risk which over time exposes the more sensitive dentin layer.
As enamel erodes, a person’s teeth are known to experience increased sensitivity to both cold and hot temperatures.
Instead, the best type of drink to consume in the morning to keep your teeth healthy is of course, milk.
Other less invasive drinks for your teeth include water or unsweetened green tea.