Old Wives' Tale Nutrition Medicine
BUSTED Comprehensively false

Chocolate Causes More Tooth Decay Than Other Candy

Dark chocolate may actually protect teeth

✗ The myth everyone repeats

Eating chocolate is worse for your teeth than other candies because it sticks to your teeth and causes decay.

✓ What is actually true

Chocolate doesn't cause more tooth decay than other sweets. In fact, dark chocolate contains compounds with antibacterial properties. Tooth decay is caused by bacteria fermenting sugars and producing acid. While chocolate contains sugar, it's not stickier or more damaging than other candies. The key factor is frequency of consumption and oral hygiene, not the chocolate itself.

Believed Since 1950
Year Revised 1990
Why Changed Discovery
Confidence Fully Debunked
Region Worldwide

Reception

6/10
5/10
The receipts 2 sources
  1. Chocolate and Dental HealthPRIMARY
  2. Snopes: Chocolate DecayREFERENCE

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