Transcript: Gum: A Stick A Day May Keep The Dentist Away

LINDA WERTHEIMER
NPR Morning Edition
07-20-2009
Gum: A Stick A Day May Keep The Dentist Away

Host: LINDA WERTHEIMER
Time 11:00-12:00 PM


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LINDA WERTHEIMER, host:

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer.

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

And I'm Steve Inskeep. Today in Your Health, we'll hear about protecting yourself against cavities and against the flu. Treating water with fluoride is a time-tested way to help prevent or reduce cavities. But there may be another way, sugar - chewing gum or eating foods sweetened with a natural bacteria fighting sugar called xylitol. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports that the trick is knowing how much you have to consume.

ALLISON AUBREY: If you ...

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