STUDY: PROTEIN DIET BREATH

SCRIPT # 557 SHOOT: 5/6/04

AIRDATE: Monday, May 17, 2004

Daybreak and Midday

DHC Master #19 Timecode: 27:57 Low carb, high protein diets

may help some people lose

weight. But one strange side

effect may cause dieters to

lose something else: friends.

Dr. Linda Niessen explains

the bad breath diet problem

sovt: 1:26 in today’s Dental Health Check.

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HIGH PROTEIN DINERS (VOICE-OVER)

High protein foods set off a chemical

STEAK GRILLING chain of events once you start

digesting them.

SUPER: Lisa Harper :07-13 (“When you are taking in so many

Registered Dietitian & proteins, you can’t break them down

Dental Hygienist efficiently. You’ve got excess amino

acids. And what they do is combine

with anaerobic bacteria, which are

responsible for cavities and decay in

the mouth. And they emit that noxious

sulfur compound that we smell.”)

MORE PROTEIN FOOD So one side effect of a high protein diet can be halitosis or bad breath. Some

people refer to it as a fruity smell,

thought to be related also to ketones,

a byproduct of burning fat as fuel.

LISA HARPER (“And in doing so your body is in

a state of ketosis, so you get ketones.”)

MORE MEAT Beef, chicken, fish, and especially

diary products can produce

the chain reaction that leads to

bad breath.

DRINKING WATER To combat the problem:

BRUSHING TEETH Drink lots of water. Brush after

CHEWING GUM every meal. And chew sugarless gum

with xylitol.

PRODUCTS FOR BAD BREATH

LISA HARPER (“The sugar alcohol can, if chewing gum for about 20 minutes, reduces the bacteria in your mouth.”)

TWO-SHOT Lisa Harper is both a dental hygienist

and registered dietitian. She does

not recommend the high protein, low

carb diets.

LISA HARPER (“I’m against it because I think we

all need a balanced diet.”)

ON CAMERA (STAND-UP CLOSE)

SUPER: Dr. Linda Niessen 1:12-1:17 Halitosis or bad breath can also

Baylor College of Dentistry have more serious causes. So if

the problem persists, see your

dentist for a dental check-up,

plus, try eating a more

balanced diet. For Baylor

College of Dentistry, Texas

A&M System, I’m Dr. Linda

Niessen.

OPTIONAL ANCHOR TAG And Dr. Niessen reports that

there is no one single product

that eliminates bad breath.

Products that work reduce the

bacteria in the mouth.