Daily Telegraph reports of poor dentures causing ill health

“Denture wearers skip food too hard to chew and risk frailty” – is this you or someone you know?

The Daily Telegraph has published an article this week explaining how wearing dentures put people at risk of malnutrition because they cause wearers to avoid healthy foods which are more difficult to chew.

The Researchers at King’s College London found the same was true for people with teeth loss, who also struggle to chew food properly.

The report says “Persons with inadequate dentition are less likely to eat hard food that is difficult to chew, for example, some of the fresh fruits and vegetables, apples, pears, carrots, nuts, etc.,” said Dr Wael Sabbah, from King’s College London Dental Institute.

“They could also have difficulties in eating some cooked food such as meat, depending on the way it is cooked.”