Scientists have identified an association between obesity and gum disease. Bodies of people who are overweight produce cytokines, proteins with inflammatory properties. These cytokines may directly injure the gum tissues or reduce blood flow to the gum tissues, thus promoting the development of gum disease." Half of the U.S. population age 30 and older is affected by gum disease-a chronic inflammatory infection that impacts the surrounding and supporting structures ...Thursday, 7 February 2013
Obesity Ups Risk of Gum Disease
Scientists have identified an association between obesity and gum disease. Bodies of people who are overweight produce cytokines, proteins with inflammatory properties. These cytokines may directly injure the gum tissues or reduce blood flow to the gum tissues, thus promoting the development of gum disease." Half of the U.S. population age 30 and older is affected by gum disease-a chronic inflammatory infection that impacts the surrounding and supporting structures ...
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