Sometimes, it is cheaper than milk and even water. What this article fails to mention is why the people in Appalachia drink so much Mountain Dew. I definitely don't recommend giving Mountain Dew to kids, not even on special trips to Taco Bell or another take out place, because it definitely is addictive. I have had a couple of teeth abscess and had to be on antibiotics and get the bacteria sucked out in the hospital. I definitely have a major case of Mountain Dew mouth. I've got so many holes and broken teeth now, the best I can do is a Water Pic. I quit cold turkey.Īlso, I do brush my teeth two times a day. I still crave it so bad sometimes and I've been off it nearly a year now. Everyone told me I'd lose weight and feel so much better when I quit drinking Mountain Dew, but it's a lie. I did manage to get myself off the Mountain Dew with a combo of caffeine pills and an herbal tea pill called Arnica. I haven't been back to a dentist, since I've got a definite phobia now. I was highly allergic to the lidocaine - also noted on my chart in big red allergy tape on the front. Then his nurse apparently gave him the wrong medicine to give me and three days later, I got a ventilator pulled out of me. When I went to the dentist at my last appointment, he actually asked me if I did meth and told me I was lying when I told him I didn't use drugs. Not only did it mess up my teeth, but it wreaked havoc on my body. I was drinking, on average, two 2-liter bottles of Mountain Dew a day trying to keep the migraines away. I started drinking Mountain Dew for horrible migraines I was getting, and I could often get it on sale for as low as 99 cents for a 2-liter bottle, sometimes less if I had a coupon. I was poor and often thirsty especially when it got warmer out. If you people honestly think the South is still stuck in the damn forties, then you don't get out much. To the person who said much of the South's economy still derives from mineworkers, there aren't that many left. People in the South, along with anyone else in the world, drink Mountain Dew because it's awesome and has caffeine in it. I live in the South and I can assure you we definitely have plenty of dentists and toothbrushes to go around. While Appalachia has poorer healthcare access due to a lack of regional wealth, it is not a lack of access, but a lower ratio of health care services compared to population. That said, the "practically nonexistent" of the first sentence is false and does show the ignorance and prejudice of either the author or the source the author used. What the article is saying is that this problem exists and is more common in Appalachia than elsewhere. Second, neither all, nor even the majority has this problem. It is similarly stereotyped by the media and shares common cultural traits, but it extends as far north as New York and has its own, separate industrial makeup from the South. Take care of your teeth and continue to enjoy Mountain Dew.įirst off, Appalachia is not just the South. My teeth are just a shade or two from white and I have had two or three cavities during my life. I floss as well, but maybe five or 10 times a month. I use the whitening crest mouthwash occasionally at night instead of the complete care. I brush my teeth once or twice per day and rinse with crest complete care two times per day. I am 28 years old and I drink 20-40 ounces of Mountain Dew per day. I can't afford to go to a dentist and have them all pulled and I definitely can't afford dentures. They are so rotten they're breaking off in whole and in pieces. I gave up on brushing because my teeth are so far gone. I pretty much live on mountain dew 24/7 and I will most likely drink it until the day I die. This rinses the mouth and teeth without the sugar and phosphoric acid. We have a tendency to sip colas all day long, whereas usually, I will drink a cup of water at a time, sometimes more. She was bathing her teeth in sugar all day long. My daughter at the age of 22 had her teeth ruined by sipping regular Coca Cola all day long. Your blood sugar gets out of whack with all these sugary drinks and that can lead to diabetes. It's not just what it does to your teeth. Now I just drink water and very rarely, fruit juice. I even gave up my Diet Coke because I don't think it helps. I quit drinking soda because I'm fat! I never liked Mountain Dew, though. I didn't know extreme sports were so popular in Appalachia. What are the Health Effects of Drinking Soda?.
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