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As a child, my dentist also warned me about Mountain Dew and gave a specific reason - the presence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), used as a stabilizer.

His theory was that it would chelate the calcium out of your tooth enamel.

Sounds like a bit of dentist lore that gets passed around. Maybe because they use EDTA during root canals to prep the area.




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