Winos take note! Scientists say white wine perishes your teeth more than red and brushing won't help.
Most wine drinkers pass up red wine because they want to avoid having stained teeth, but a recent study has found that white wines also affect your dental health — in fact, more so than red wine.
A team of Johannes Gutenberg University wine maestros in Germany found that wines such as chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and pinot erode protective layers on your teeth, which causes them to rot and develop sensitivities to food.
The UK's Daily Mail reports that in a test of eight red and white European wines, the researchers soaked teeth which had been removed from men and women over 40. They found that the chompers soaked in white had perished more than the ones in red.
Researcher Dr Brita Willershausen, reported in the Nutrition Research journal, "Within the limits of this study, it can be predicted that frequent consumption of white wines might lead to severe dental erosion."
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