Es wurde festgestellt, dass Menschen mit mediterraner Ernährung 65% niedrigere Wahrscheinlichkeit haben, schwere Zahnfleischerkrankungen zu entwickeln, als diejenigen, die am wenigsten daran gehalten wurden. Außerdem hatte diejenigen, die die meisten rotes Fleisch aßen, fast das Dreifache des Risikos schwerer Zahnfleischerkrankungen als diejenigen, die am wenigsten aßen.
https://newatlas.com/medical/healthier-gums-mediterranean-diet/
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://aap.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jper.70016
From the linked article:
Want healthier gums? Eating this way could help, says new study
After evaluating 200 hospital patients participating in the King’s College London Oral, Dental, and Craniofacial Biobank, researchers found that those adhering most closely to a Mediterranean diet had the lowest levels of gum disease. In fact, **those on a Mediterranean diet were found to have 65% lower odds of developing severe gum disease than those who adhered to it the least.**
Mediterranean dieters also had less deep gum pockets – an indicator of gum disease. Those on the diet had an average gum pocket depth of 2.83 mm while the lowest adherents had average pocket depths of 3.29 mm.
The Mediterranean diet has an emphasis on whole, plant-based foods and healthy fats with limited fish, poultry, and dairy, and very low amounts of red meat. In fact, in their study, the Kings College researchers also found that **those who ate the most amount of red meat had nearly three times the risk of severe gum disease than those who ate the least**.
People should consider flossing perhaps more if you’re eating a lot of red meat?
edit: The flossing swords are amazing by the way, but please don’t leave them on the ground!
Could it be just a correlation? People that tend to eat a Mediterranean diet are likely to be more health-conscious, and also engage in good dental practices.
Consider what people on “Mediterranean diets” don’t eat – soda, “snacks”, sugared cereals. Most calories probably come from real food, not processed carb and sugar heavy cardboard.
I have been seeing study after study recently that shows bad health outcomes related to red meat, mostly inflammatory responses in many areas of the body. I’m starting to think there’s something to it considering how many unrelated studies are showing similar results.
Two issues I see with the article/title:
1. Processed vs unprocessed. If a study talks about meat consumption but doesn’t control for processed meats/food, imho, it invalidates any results or claims regarding the dier and especially regarding the meat.
2. As other have mentioned, (mouth) hygiene is very important. And depending on your diet (i.e. if you ear a lot of meat), you might need to pay more attention to mouse hygiene (e.g. flossing). It is possible meat eaters in this study had poor hygiene (no flossing, no brushing teeth before sleep, etc.) and that was the actual reason of all gum diseases.
Take a steak with just oil and salt and slice it into five portions of rare delight. Eat it with your Med. diet and no issues plus I don’t pass out.
Processed meat, poor dental habits, and consumption of only meats are the issue, not the meat itself.