REAL LIFE NEWS: SEE, I TOLD YOU EXERCISE WAS BAD FOR YOU!
by Hazed
Exercise is good for you. We all know it, so those of us who are couch potatoes and who never lift a finger if we don’t have to, let alone do anything to exert ourselves, feel guilty that we don’t spend our free time running through the countryside or pumping weights in a gym.
Well, you don’t have to feel guilty any longer, because it turns out there are drawbacks to exercise – it rots your teeth!
Researchers in Germany have found that the longer an athlete trains for, the more damage they cause to their teeth. It’s not just because they drink sugary energy drinks; there’s something about exercising itself that causes the rot to set it.
It’s down to the fact that the more you exercise, the less saliva you produce. What dribble you do produce is more alkaline. That encourages plaque bacteria to grow, and that in turn causes tooth decay.
So hang up your running shoes and slump on the couch, safe in the knowledge that by not exercising, you are protecting your teeth.
