This will majorly out me but I need help please. DD is 2.4 and she drinks undiluted fresh fruit juice EVERY day. I've said over and over again to DH that the advice in the uk is not to give juice unless very diluted and he just laughs at me and says the uk advice is about shop-bought juice. He has an argument for everything I say, and to be honest, no amount of googling has produced anything helpful to contradict him. He says freshly squeezed juice is packed full of nutrients, our juicer removes the insoluble fibre, and that as long as her teeth are brushed it's fine. He'd happily give her a gallon of the stuff if she would drink it. He is what you could call stubborn, and unless I can prove what's wrong with it, he won't even discuss it. We live abroad where dental care advice seems to differ in general (eg brush teeth immediately after eating even if fruit, brush 3 times a day etc), and with access to lots of good fresh fruits. I can't find evidence for why drinking this juice is so much worse than eating the fruit itself (she eats LOTS of fruit too) but I'm terrified her teeth will be ruined. Plus DH is from a family of dentists!
DD drinks the juice in a small cup with no lid at breakfast, sometimes lunch, never in a sippy cup to graze on during the day. We did give straws before we ran out (expensive here). All other drinks in the day are water and she eats very little sugary foods like biscuits/cake/ice cream and no sweets.
I guess specific questions I have are:
Why is it so much worse than eating fruit, if it's only at mealtimes? Is it that the amount of fruit in a juice is big and therefore more concentrated sugar?
Is juice much worse for milk teeth than adult teeth?
What is acceptable for a 2 year old?
If there are any dentists out there who can help me understand I will be forever grateful!
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sambababy · 21/09/2016 09:48
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