Soda: Save Your Teeth - Use a Straw

Something to chew on for all the soda drinkers out there (via Reuters).

...making a habit out of drinking soda instead of water "may cause significant, irreversible long-term problems and damage."

This comes from a study featured in General Dentistry. The research concludes that it's better to drink your soda with a straw than straight from the cup.

In one case, an 18-year-old man regularly downed his soft drinks from cans and cups, and his dental erosion was more extensive in the back teeth and on the right side of his mouth-where he had the habit of holding his soda for a while before swallowing it.