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Hello everyone! am picking a professional role today, i will be your dentist. We will be discussing something that has caused a lot of embarrassment for a lot of people this villain is called bad breath. Bad breath medically called halitosis can be linked to several oral pathologies, we will be turning out attention to a more popular culprit - food.

several types of food and drink have been implicated in bad breath;

Foods that promote bad breath

1. Eating foods containing volatile oils— onions and garlic are the best known examples, but other foods like tuna, tacos, pizza and pasta can also be causes of bad breath. After such foods are digested and the pungent oils are absorbed into your bloodstream, they're carried to your lungs and are given off in your breath. One thing to remember is that many dressings made of garlic and onions contain volatile oils. So, keep that in mind when choosing a salad dressing or dip.
2. Dense protein foods –Dairy, meat and fish contain dense proteins used as a food source by the sulfur-producing bacteria which cause bad breath. Other common foods that cause bad breath due to their dense proteins are eggs, many nuts and seeds and also many types of beans and lentils..
   
   
   Dairy foods can cause bad breath especially in lactose intolerant people because the buildup of proteins during digestion is even greater, and those proteins are easily broken down into odorous, sulfur compounds by the bad breath bacteria. 
3. Drying agents - The most common drying agent in food is alcohol. Alcohol is the basis of all adult beverages such as beer, wine, and hard liquor. Unfortunately, it is also used in many brands of mouthwash where it only makes your bad breath problem worse. Foods or beverages that contain alcohol are among the most common foods that cause bad breath.
4. Sugars - Stay away from foods that contain sugar. The bacteria that cause bad breath use sugars as a super fuel. Candies, mints, and chewing gum that contain sugar do not help to eliminate bad breath. In fact, the sugar in most breath mints actually causes the bad breath bacteria to become super active and create even more offensive, sulfur compounds. The strong, mint or fruit flavorings only mask your bad breath. They don’t do anything to combat the bacteria that are causing your bad breath. They actually make your breath worse.
   In addition, other types of bacteria in your mouth use sugars to produce glycan strands, which cause thick layers of plaque on your enamel and around your gums. These glycan strands lead to tooth decay, gum disease and bad breath.
   If you need to use breath mints or chew gum, use products that contain Xylitol as a sweetening agent. It’s a natural product that actually prevents tooth decay.
5. Dehydration — be sure to consume plenty of water throughout the day and try not to drink a lot of coffee, soft drinks or alcohol. Drinks with caffeine contain high levels of acids which cause the odorous bacteria to reproduce more rapidly and create a bitter taste for many people. Chewing gum (preferably sugarless) or sucking on candy (preferably sugarless) works to stimulate saliva, which washes away food particles and bacteria thus giving you fresher breath. An occasional swish of the mouth with water will really help, too.
6. Acidic Foods - It is a scientific fact that acids make bacteria reproduce much faster. So to slow down the production of bacteria that cause bad breath, it is helpful to avoid eating or drinking acidic foods or beverages.
   
   
   Common acidic beverages or foods that cause bad breath are coffee, tomato juice, all citrus juices, sodas, pasta sauce, ketchup, pickles, fatty meats, olives, butter and chocolate.

Foods and Drinks That Make Your Breath Smell Good

1. Water.  This odor-free fluid helps flush from the mouth the bits of food bacteria feed upon. Drinking water promotes the production of saliva, which acts as a constant cleansing agent and dissolves stinky substances in food and drink.
2. Sugarless gum. Chewing gum loosens food and dead cells from the teeth, gums, and tongue and fosters saliva production. Sugar-free gum sweetened with xylitol is particularly effective for fighting bad breath because xylitol inhibits mouth bacteria. To get the full effect of chewing xylitol-sweetened gum, munch it for at least five minutes after meals.
3. Fruits and vegetables. Foods rich in vitamin C, such as red bell pepper and broccoli, create an inhospitable environment for mouth bacteria. They work even better to fight bad breath when eaten raw, as crunchy produce of any kind is mechanically abrasive and helps to loosen trapped food particles.
4. Yogurt: Japanese researchers found that eating about 3 ounces of sugar-free yogurt with probiotic (good) bacteria twice a day for six weeks reduced bad breath by helping to lower the levels of odor-causing sulfide compounds. To best mimic the study's effects, eat yogurt that supplies strains of streptococci and lactobacilli bacteria.
5. Herbs and spices. Parsley contains chlorophyll, which may have a deodorizing effect in the mouth. Other plant products linked to better breath include cloves, anise, and fennel seeds. While employing herbs and spices to mitigate bad breath is rooted more in folklore than science, it doesn't hurt to try

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