Diet and Nutrition Prevention of Chronic Diseases

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9. Dental diseases

• 9.1 Are dental diseases a growing problem?
• 9.2 How can diet affect dental diseases?
• 9.3 Dietary sugars and dental caries
• 9.4 Dietary factors which protect against dental caries
• 9.5 How could dental diseases be prevented?

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WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

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www.who.int/nutrition/topics/dietnutrition_and_chronicdiseases/en/

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9.1 Are dental diseases a growing problem?

For more information on this question, see:

Section5.6.1 Background – 5.6.2 Trends  of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

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9.2 How can diet affect dental diseases?

For more information on this question, see:

Section 5.6.3 Diet and dental disease  of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

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9.3 Dietary sugars and dental caries

For more information on this question, see:

Section 5.6.3 Diet and dental disease, Dietary sugars and dental caries  of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

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9.4 Dietary factors which protect against dental caries

For more information on this question, see:

Section 5.6.3 Diet and dental disease, Influence of fluoride  and
5.6.3 Diet and dental disease, Dietary factors which protect against dental caries & Breastfeeding and dental caries  of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

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9.5 How could dental diseases be prevented?

For more information on this question, see:

Section 5.6.5 Disease-specific recommendations  of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)