Posted May 11, 2018
Gathering a group of over 1,000 healthy individuals between the ages of 55 and 87, researchers included 270 nondrinkers, 614 moderate drinkers and 160 heavy drinkers. Each provided a spit sample with detailed information about other lifestyle habits, such as foods and drinks.4 Laboratory tests were then used to sort and quantify bacteria in each sample, plotting the results to better understand the heaviest bacterial growth found in drinkers compared to nondrinkers. They discovered individuals who drank had more actinomyces, neisseria and bacteroidale species than nondrinkers. Each of these species have a history of causing periodontal disease or reducing the growth of beneficial bacteria. Read more.