The relationship between the intake frequency and the total consumption of sucrose among four South African ethnic groups.
Frequency of intake of sucrose and its total consumption have been implicated as major causative factors in the pathogenesis of dental caries. In the absence of contrary information, it seems that the figure of five sugar exposures per day is a prudent one for the practitioner to recommend to young patients.
D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D013019:South Africa; D013395:Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014505:Urban Population; D044465:White People
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D013395:Sucrose