Papas A S, Joshi A, Giunta J L, Palmer C A
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Department of General Dentistry, Boston, USA.
Spec Care Dentist. 1998 Jan-Feb;18(1):26-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1998.tb01355.x.
The Nutrition and Oral Health Study (NOHS) was established to study the interrelationship of oral health status, dietary intake, and education, and to define their relative impact on the middle aged and elderly. Two hundred forty-seven partially or fully dentate (at least 6 teeth) subjects returned two food diaries over a 16-month period. Despite the investigators' efforts to enroll from a socio-economically diverse Boston population, the volunteers were health-conscious, with 85% having been to the dentist within the last year; 95% brushed, and 60% flossed daily. More than half the volunteers had attended college. With the exception of cholesterol intake, which was high in both the higher- and lower-educated males, most individuals, despite their dentate status, sought good nutrition. People who wore dentures consumed more refined carbohydrates and sucrose. As the number of teeth declined, Vitamin A, crude fiber, and calcium declined, while cholesterol rose. These factors may have a significant implication for general health.
营养与口腔健康研究（NOHS）旨在研究口腔健康状况、饮食摄入与教育之间的相互关系，并确定它们对中老年人的相对影响。247名部分或完全有牙（至少6颗牙）的受试者在16个月内提交了两份饮食日记。尽管研究人员努力从社会经济背景多样的波士顿人群中招募志愿者，但这些志愿者都很注重健康，85%的人在过去一年里看过牙医；95%的人每天刷牙，60%的人每天使用牙线。超过一半的志愿者上过大学。除了高学历和低学历男性的胆固醇摄入量都较高外，大多数人，无论其牙齿状况如何，都追求良好的营养。佩戴假牙的人摄入更多的精制碳水化合物和蔗糖。随着牙齿数量的减少，维生素A、粗纤维和钙的摄入量下降，而胆固醇摄入量上升。这些因素可能对总体健康有重大影响。
