How does eating fruit and yogurt contribute to tooth decay?

Does eating yogurt before fruit contribute more to tooth decay than eating fruit before yogurt?

How does eating fruit and yogurt contribute to tooth decay?
So, are you saying that McD's Fruit and Walnut Salad w/ low fat yogurt is NOT healthy?





This McD's bashing is out of control! :-o
Reply:They both contain sugar which feed bacteria in the mouth which in turn creates acids that cause tooth decay.
Reply:I am not sure you would be able to tell a difference.
Reply:if you don't brush your teeth after eating them, in either order, the sugars in the fruit and yogurt stick to the enamel on your teeth, turning into acid, once combined with the bacteria already there and effectively eat through your tooth
Reply:Both fruit and yogurt contain sugars, which combine with the bacteria in your mouth and become acids. Those acids can eat away at the enamel of your teeth and can also damage your gums. It doesn't matter if you eat the fruit first or second -- eating fruit and/or yogurt can cause tooth decay. Best weapon against it is to brush your teeth after each meal, or at least rinse your mouth out with anti-bacterial mouthwash like Listerine after every meal.
Reply:I don't think that the order much matters, but if I had to pick I would say that you should eat the fruit first (assuming the yogurt is unsweetened or artificially sweetened) due to some news. It's true they both contain nutrients that can contribute to acids that will cause tooth decay, however, recent evidence shows that the organism(s) that makes yogurt react with organisms that cause tooth decay and prevent them from sticking to your teeth (see the source I listed) and thereby help prevent tooth decay. True, this research is new and I'm not sure it's totally comparable, but I guess if you can't brush right after (which is the best), eat the yogurt second, it's worth a try, right? :0)