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Actually, the sugar problem with respect to dental health is an issue of prolongued exposure. People who are constantly sipping at something sugary essentially turn their mouths environment into "sugar zones", no matter how much or how little they consume. However, if you consume your sugary beverages all at once, then the mouth's environment will shortly return to its normal, fuel-barren state. The same goes for candy, and anything, really, that you munch on constantly.

Strictly as a matter of dental health, you could consume a gallon of orange juice healthily (for the mouth any way) if you did it all at once, or only with meals. But even a single serving of OJ, if nursed over the course of the morning, will expose your mouth to the same dangers as you have probably exposed it to in the last several months.

Incidentally, this is why dentists recommend brushing after every meal. Bacteria need time to consume, waste, and breed. If you only supply them with fuel (i.e. the food matter that doesn't go down your throat) only for short periods of time, i.e. meal time, they starve and can't infest your teeth.

P.S. I'm really glad that I have a special fondness for water and iced-tea (Yankee-style, hold the sweetner, please). I can nurse a 32 ouncer along all morning (albeit with frequent potty breaks) and not worry about calories or tooth decay. (Admittedly, tea is ordinarily caffeinated. Ah well.)

Perhaps I should clarify: OJ was my primary source of hydration.

This means that for the past 9 months with the exceptions being only those times when I wasn't at work, I was almost constantly drinking OJ. In a day, I estimate that I probably drank anywhere from a half gallon to a gallon and a half in a day depending on how busy and thirsty I was.

I am no slouch when it comes to getting my fluids!

Yeah, drinking OJ isn't the direct problem. If you drink a glass of it and then a glass of water, you'll be absolutely fine. So either brush your teeth during the day or just drink water after drinking orange juice.

Maybe I haven't been clear here: I was drinking orange juice constantly. All day. Every work day. No glasses of water in between. For somewhere around nine months. There is no way that much sugar is good for a person's teeth.

I am very confident that the leading cause for the increase in bacteria was the sheer volume of sugar I was putting in my mouth day in and day out.

My solution for this is to enjoy my orange juice, but not rely on it as my primary source of fluids in the day. I am back to brushing and flossing daily.

Or you could just drink your drink instead of constantly sipping it all day long. I think that's what they are driving at.

It would be unwise to attempt to consume all of one's fluids at once. Besides, when my glass gets empty, I go refill it.

It's your body dude; I won't presume to know better than you how to fill it with fluids. I'm just saying that there are people out there who just drink their drinks - somewhere between chugging them and nursing them all day long. It's a thing that people do.

Weird people, maybe!

Weird? I have just one thing to say to that.

"I'm gonna bweeoop you silly."

HAHAHAHAAAA... That show cracks me up!

Inspector -> ;)

Flib -> Plus, if you are consuming OJ all day long, that's a pretty significant source of calories, and since it is pure carbs, no fat or protein to temper it, that means your insulin must have been spiking. In other words, I bet that is also a major contributor to any troubles you may have had with weight gain (or attempts at loss).