If you must eat sweet, sticky foods be sure to eat them at meal times rather than as snacks. Remember, all kinds of sugars including honey and sugar are harmful to your teeth. Bodybuilding foods such as milk, cheese, eggs, fish, peanut butter, cooked dried beans and peas, Soya products, chicken and meat protect your teeth since they cancel the effect of acid in your mouth. The mineral calcium is the primary factor in building strong teeth and bones. Calcium moves back and forth from bones to other bodily needs including the clotting of blood, the regulation of heart muscle rhythm and the absorption of vitamin B12.
Studies indicate that calcium plays a far bigger role in the body than previously thought.
The average adult requires approximately 1200 mg of calcium per day. Dental caries, deformed or brittle bones in children and osteoporosis in adults are deficiency symptoms. Good sources of calcium to consider are dairy products, dried peas and beans, most dark leafy greens and the soft bones of canned fish. A high-protein diet can accelerate calcium loss, as can too much sodium or caffeine. There is one draw back to excessive calcium which should be considered and that is that too much calcium blocks the absorption of iron.