UNHOLY TRINITY: How Carbs, Sugar & Oils Make Us Fat, Sick & Addicted and How to Escape Their Grip by Daniel Trevor

Author:Daniel Trevor [Trevor, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Health, Disease, Diabetes, Aging, Health & Well Being, Medical
ISBN: 9798986040806
Publisher: Pivotal Performance Publishing
Published: 2023-11-06T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Inflamed Mouth, Inflamed Heart

Recent research shows that people with periodontal disease–a bacterial infection of the gums, connective tissue, and bone supporting the teeth–have double or triple the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

The evidence is so robust that the editors of The American Journal of Cardiology and the Journal of Periodontology issued a consensus statement recommending doctors and dentists warn patients with moderate to severe gum disease of their potential cardiovascular danger. They further advised, patients with gum disease get a complete physical exam and are checked for diabetes and a family history of early deaths from cardiovascular disease.913

Periodontal disease is a global burden affecting almost a billion people worldwide. It is considered a primary cause of tooth loss, and gingivitis is a prerequisite for developing periodontal disease. And oral diseases in general effect close to 3.5 billion people globally.914

These can lead to halitosis (bad breath) which is widespread mainly due to poor oral hygiene, food impaction, tongue coating, periodontal pockets, and gingivitis. But there are about 8 percent of halitosis cases that originate from non-oral sources, such as respiratory system problems, gastrointestinal disease, liver disease, and metabolic disorders.915 But it is mostly from poor oral hygiene and the resultant gingivitis and periodontitis.

Researchers wanted to study the impact of a Stone Age diet on gingival conditions in the absence of oral hygiene. Participants lived in an environment replicating the Stone Age for four weeks.

Examinations before and post the study period showed pronounced reductions of gingival and periodontal inflammation, even though oral hygiene was not performed at all. The study authors concluded this was because their diets did not include refined carbohydrates and that diet has a profound impact on the gingival and periodontal inflammatory reactions.916

A 2016 study lasting eight weeks put participants on a low-carb diet. It assessed their plaque index, gingival bleeding, probing depths, and bleeding upon probing, both before and after, found that “inflammatory parameters decreased by half” and that “A diet low in carbohydrates can significantly reduce gingival and periodontal inflammation.”917

In another study, researchers positively confirmed the link between periodontal disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. They stated, “Loss of more than 16 teeth in early to mid-life is significantly associated with the development of dementia” and “Conversely, retaining teeth and not brushing them, also exposes individuals to the risk of developing dementia. Taken together, the plausible explanation for missing and unclean teeth is poor oral hygiene. Periodontitis is prevalent in individuals with poor oral hygiene and high dental plaque index.”918

A 2019 study again confirmed that P. gingivalis was identified in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients: “Oral infection with P. gingivalis impairs cognitive function, increases the deposition of AD-like plaques, and results in alveolar (sockets of upper teeth) bone loss.”919

And another fairly recent study called “P. gingivalis is the most abundant species detected in coronary and femoral arteries,” found that 100 percent of patients with cardiovascular disease had P. gingivalis arterial colonization.920

The Journal of Periodontology published a study called, “Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.” It stated, because

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