Times-Advocate, 1988-05-04, Page 81
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Times -Advocate, May 4. 1988
Health Topics
"Say cheese
and smile"
By: Lynn Garrison
Nutrition Consultant,
Huron County Health Unit
Dental cart probably isn't something you often think about until
you have to go to the dentist. However, if you don't think about it
daily, those trips to the dentist aren't pleasant ones. Whereas proper
bi fishing and flossing play a critical role in tooth care, nutrition is
also important.
Teeth, gums and supporting structures are living tissues. There-
fore, like any other part of your body, they need over 50 essential nu-
trients daily from the foods you eat. The foods that arc good for your
teeth are also good for the rest of your body. These foods include
vegetables and fruits, wholegrain breads and cereals, milk and milk
products and protein foods such as meat, fish eggs, nuts and beans. If
these foods sound familiar, it's because they make up Canada's Food
Guide. By choosing a variety of foods from the four food groups eve-
ry day, you can make sure your teeth and gums get all the nutrients
they need.
This kind of advice is good for not just our teeth, but for our over-
all health in general. The kinds of foods that specifically affect your
teeth are those that are sugary, .especially those that arc sticky as
well.
This is because the sugar that is left on your teeth when you eat
sweet foods promotes the development of plaque and cavities - the
things that make those visits to the dentist unpleasant.
What can you do to lessen the effects of sugar? Eat fewer sugary
foods, especially those that are sticky (including honey). When you
cat sweet foods, cat them once a day, rather than throughout the day.
Sweets eaten at mealtime are least damaging. Clean your teeth after
eating sweets whenever possible.
Attention should also be paid to your snacking habits. Eating sug-
ary foods between meals is more harmful than eating them with
meals. This is because not as much saliva is produced to reduce the
sugar's harmful effects and you are less likely to brush your teeth af-
ter a snack. Choosing snacks low in•sugar is important. -Try fresh
fruit, raw fiegf vegetables, crackers; wholegrain brcad� cheese, nuts,
seeds, popcorn, plain yogurt with fruit, milk, and unsweetened fruit
and vegetable juices.
If you take the time to think about proper care of your teeth every
day, those trips to the dentist will be only for a checkup - not for
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A total of 60,010 students repre-
senting 1,721 Canadian schools
participated in three junior divi-
sions, for grades 9, 10, and 11, of
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tition February 16, 1988.
At South Huron, seven Grade 9
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Rob Ducharme received a medal for
being South Huron's top student
with a score of 93.25 out of 150.
Jim Koster received a score of 92.
Both these students receive Certifi-
cates of Distinction for ranking in
the top 25 percent in Canada,
among 25,666 students.
Thcrc were two Grade 10 students
who wrote the Coyley Contest. Da-
vid Thiel received a medal for being
our top student with a score of
105.25 out of 150. This places
Thiel among the top five percent in
Canada (of the 19,111 students who
wrote the Grade 10 contest).
For our zone, which includes all
schools in Huron, Perth, Bruce,
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"Clearly there is a problem with
Some motorists thinking that they
can drink and drive on provincial
-highways," said Inspector Norm
Wasylyk. "that kind of thinking is
deadly.- It costs lives and it must
stop. •• •
During the- first week of opera-
tion, the OPP stopped 28,699 vehi-
clesacross the province. In addition
to the 40 drivers charged at the OPP
checkstops, 118 other motorists
were given 12 -hour license suspen-
sions.
"As the OPP RIDE Program Co-
ordinator, I am confidentthat the
year-round OPP RIDE initiative
will help make our highways safer
for all motorists," said Wasylyk.
The OPP RIDE team working in
the London arca stopped 4,816 ve-
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with a drinking and driving offense.
results
The Ottawa area OPP RIDE team
stopped 2,437 vehicles and charged
three motorists with drinking and
driving offenses.
The .OPP RIDE team working
out of Thunder Bay stopped 1,071
motorists and charged seven with a
drinking -and driving offence.
Earlier this month, OPP Com-
missioner Tom O'Grady assigned
96 officers to work full time on the
year-round RIDE program follow-
ing the commitment of S14 million
by the Ministry of the Solicitor
General.
"The six -officer teams working
out of each of the. force's 16 district
headquarters arc discovering that
drinking and driving isn't behaviour
associated solely with the holiday
season," said O'Grady. "We are con-
vinced that the year-round RIDE
program will save lives and reduce
injuries."
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