Imod al forventning har en undersøgelse publiceret i Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology fundet at overvægtige børn har færre huller end deres lettere jævnaldrende.

Konklusionen er overraskende fordi man regner med at der er et stort overlap mellem de faktorer der bevirker hulle i tænderne og dem der giver sig udslag i overvægt.

We expected to find more oral disease in overweight children of all ages, given the similar causal factors that are generally associated with obesity and caries,” said Eastman Dental Center’s Dorota Kopycka-Kedzierawski, DDS, MPH, the lead author. “Our findings raise more questions than answers. For example, are overweight children eating foods higher in fat rather than cavity-causing sugars? Are their diets similar to normal weight peers but lead more sedentary lifestyles? Research to analyze both diet and lifestyle is needed to better understand the results.

Overweight kids have fewer cavities, new study shows - Contrary to conventional wisdom, overweight children have fewer cavities and healthier teeth compared to their normal weight peers. [Eureka Alert]