_The Evening Post_, 4 September 1924:
WOMEN IN PRINT.
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In these days of good dentistry and poor #teeth, it is interesting to read the summary prepared, under the auspices of the #Plunket Society, of the causes, or some of them, of early dental decay. Mentioned are the following:—Wrong feeding; lack of fresh air; outdoor air and exercise, and other hygienic errors on the part of the expectant mother. (2) Neglect of natural feeding in infancy; (3) excessive consumption of artificial sugars; (4) the almost exclusive use of cereal and farinaceous foods in unduly refined forms—especially foodstuffs consisting of artificial combinations of sugars and starches; (5) the unnatural frequency and irregular times at which these foods are taken; (6) the softness of modern foods; (7) neglect of the use of raw fruit and vegetables; (8) tea-drinking; (9) insufficient daily outing, exercise, and exposure to pure air and sunshine; not enough regularity in rest and sleep, and far too much going to pictures. Anything which undermines the health undermines the teeth.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240904.2.140
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