Bad breath can be a sign of poor dental and oral health. In addition, bad breath can also be caused by the food you eat.
If left unchecked, the problem of bad breath is quite disturbing, especially at critical moments such as presentations or meetings with clients, because it can reduce self-confidence. Beauties don’t want ilfeel’s clients with your bad breath, right? Therefore, avoid the five foods below!
1. Garlic and Bombay Onion
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Garlic and onions top the list of bad breath-causing foods. Reporting from Web MD, Professor Lisa Harper, MPH, RD from the Texas A&M School of Dentistry said that garlic and onions emit sulfur compounds that smell and remain in the mouth.
This compound is also absorbed into the bloodstream and released when a person exhales. Therefore, garlic often leaves a very strong taste that causes bad breath that is quite long and annoying.
2. Tea and Coffee
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Even though it seems difficult to eliminate these drinks from daily life, in fact, tea and coffee are one of the causes of bad breath.
Reporting from The Dental Surgery, tea and coffee can cause dry mouth and reduced saliva production. Dehydrated mouth conditions can make more bacteria that cause bad breath. Tea and coffee also have a strong smell and last a long time.
3. Oranges
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Beauties didn’t read it wrong. Citrus fruits do cause bad breath. Reporting from Eating Well, the bacteria that cause bad breath like an acidic environment, so if you eat lots of citrus fruits it can make your mouth smell bad.
Dentist, Bobbi Stanley from Carolina, said that if someone is prone to acid reflux, bad breath can worsen if they eat something acidic too.
4. Foods High in Protein
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Protein is good for the body, but too much of it is certainly not good. Eating large amounts of protein can cause bad breath. This is because the body produces ammonia as well as breaks down protein during the digestive process. The process of processing protein in the body can trigger bad breath.
5. Cheese
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Adam S. Harwood, a specialist in conservation dentistry from New York, said that most dairy products, including cheese, contain amino acids that react with oral bacteria and produce sulfur compounds that can make breath sour and smelly. What’s more, if consumed in large quantities makes the condition of the mouth become sour longer.
Well, there are 5 foods that can cause bad breath. It’s better to avoid the foods above if you have an important event or meeting with a client, OK?
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