Today we return to Examine.com and a summary of yet another totally meaningless meta-analysis of 4 cross-sectional studies on people with poor oral health and the association with a higher risk of having a low nutritional status (a predictor of malnutrition.)
Key study details
“The studies, conducted in Lebanon (3 studies) and Brazil (1 study), assessed the participants with the Oral Health–Related Quality of Life Questionnaire. Nutritional status was assessed with the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index.”
Out of 566 initial records, 14 full-text articles were assessed, with 4 studies meeting the inclusion criteria for their meta-analysis, which is kind of ridiculous considering that all the “answers” they were looking for is common sense and does not require a meta-analysis.
To continue, The Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) is a self-reported measure designed to assess the oral health problems of older adults, including the physical, psychological, and social aspects of their oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).
It consists of 12 questions that cover various aspects of oral health, such as limitations in food intake, trouble biting firm foods, discomfort during swallowing, and worries about dental problems.
“Poor oral health–related quality of life was associated with 3.2 times greater odds of having a low nutritional status, with the certainty of evidence graded moderate.”
This goes hand-in-hand — a co-dependent relationship, and it should be common sense. No meta-analysis or studies needed to understand this obvious relationship.
Tooth decay and poor oral health are influenced by a combination of dietary factors, including deficiencies in essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals and protein, followed by poor oral hygiene as in consuming carbohydrates/sugars, especially frequently and/or brushing teeth too much and too often (especially with commercial toxic toothpastes.)
However, among this population, the elderly, it most likely, first and foremost, comes down to years of bad and lacking nutrition, as in having developed one or several nutrient deficiencies from the lack of animal-based foods as well as consuming a diet that favors toxic and useless plant-foods rich in carbohydrates and low in protein.
And of course, with such bad nutritional habits, once your oral health begins to decline and you’re having trouble chewing, chances are even less likely that you actually would consume something nutritious, as in meat and organ meats. Instead people with oral/teeth issues tend to gravitate more towards easily chewable foods to avoid pain and discomfort, such as extremely toxic and nutritionless smoothies, puddings, jelly, well-ripened fruits and vegetables like bananas and avocados, oatmeal, and soft tofu, and also foods that are blended or pureed, such as soups, or sucking on sweets and sugar cubes — in other words, some of the worst foods imaginable both when it comes to toxicity and lack of bioavailable nutrition. And the few that might eat meat, usually do so by slowly cooking the meat until it falls apart, losing pretty much all the nutrition from overcooking. Hence, the risk of severe malnutrition will accelerate in people with bad oral health. That is simply common sense. Again, no meta-analysis needed.
Examine.com’s take
“The reliance on cross-sectional studies limits the ability to infer causality, and the geographic focus on Lebanon may restrict the capacity to generalize the results for other populations. That said, the findings underscore the need for interventional research to examine whether improving oral health could help mitigate malnutrition risk in aging populations.”
Just stop it. All this is common sense. And looking at teeth/oral health to determine malnutrition is only one of many simple ways, as we can see with every single deteriorating vegan, fruitarian or even vegetarian.
The most telling sign of nutrient deficiencies (especially animal fats, protein, collagen, and vitamins) is that of the skin and the look of accelerated aging — as in the skin losing its glow, its elasticity, its natural vibrant color, and the development of wrinkles, puffiness, sagginess, skin spots, etcetera. Next is brittle hair, hair loss, and hair pigment loss, both on the head and in the eyebrows. Then we have eye bags, and dark circle eyes from organ distress, as seen in every vegan. We also see muscle wasting, unless they take hormone replacement or anabolic androgenic steroids. After years, we also notice sunken eyes and a more narrow face, especially the jawbones and chin, as the body breaks down bone mass and fat to sustain itself. This is why many vegan soy boys look more and more feminine while looking twice their age.
And of course, as animal fats and vitamins are needed for brain health, every single vegan and a lot of people with nutrient deficiencies become mentally ill with different cognitive problems. The most obvious being mood disorders, irrationality, clinging to one belief, aggressiveness, losing the train of thought, focus/concentration difficulties, repeating themselves, memory problems, etcetera.
So, while bad oral health can be associated with nutrient deficiencies and can also lead to greater malnutrition due to difficulty chewing, there are many ways to tell if someone is nutrient deficient and in need of help. And considering the dietary choices of today, these more long-term effects, such as oral health will be more and more common among the middle-aged and older population — as most people will have some degree of nutrient deficiencies all through their life. Heck, in vegans and fruitarians we can see rotting gum and them losing teeth in their early 20’s. It’s insane.
And the only way to actually get nutrients and be healthy is by consuming animal-based foods, as humans are obligate hyper carnivores, something that the governing elite try to stop and hide so that the population they deceive and rule over will be even weaker and easier to control.
The best way to help someone with poor oral/dental health? Give them plenty of egg yolks, raw milk, natural yoghurt and cut the meat and organ meats into small pieces that hardly need chewing. Actually, we do not need to chew meat at all as our stomach acidity will break it down without trouble. Focus on fatty cuts of meat and beef/veal liver. Also, bone marrow and bone broth. This will nourish them and some of their teeth might be able to regenerate.
Check my old article “Dental Health — Cavities: Why we get them and how to repair them,” for more on dental health and proper nutrition.
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