Breast Milk and Cavities

December 29, 2005 | By karen |

A new study that conducted research on rats has suggested that breast milk may cause more cavities than cows milk. Even so, the researchers do not advocate switching from breast milk to cows milk but rather to initiate good oral hygiene habits. The study also found that the worst offenders for young teeth were cola, sucrose and honey. Many of you may know that honey is never recommended for children under the age of one year because it can cause botulism poisoning in a babies underdeveloped gastrointestinal system. Breast milk is still best but good oral hygiene habits should be initiated when the first baby teeth begin to erupt.