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The Mediterranean diet might help a person’s oral healthPeople following that eating pattern had a lower risk of gum diseaseEating lots of red meat increased a person’s risk of poor oral health

MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Mediterranean diet might help you at the dentist, a new study says.

People who follow a Mediterranean diet appear more likely to have better gum health, researchers reported Sept. 15 in the Journal of Periodontology .

On the other hand, folks who chowed down on red meat and sugary treats tended to have more severe gum disease and higher levels of inflammation, researchers found.

“Our findings suggest that a balanced, Mediterranean-type diet could potentially reduce gum disease and systemic inflammation,” lead researcher Giuseppe M

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