Eating Hard Candy

Eating hard candy like Hostess Mix assorted hard candies on a regular basis may actually have negative long term results whether you're a child or an adult. For children, it might be OK for parents to allow them to eat candy before their baby teeth fall out because they have naturally fast metabolisms that will counter balance the sugar and fat and their adult teeth won't be damaged.

But after they have their adult teeth, parents really have to be careful.

Eating soft candies and chocolates is also damaging to people's teeth. Eating chocolates like Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures also causes tooth decay and ups the chance of cavities. Of course, soft candies are often better than the hard candies because they do not stay in the person's mouth as long.

Parents shouldn't worry because there is a solution to all this. There are tons of products out there that are sugarless. These hard candies are not actually damaging to peoples' teeth because they don't cause tooth decay. These candies are sweetened by artificial sweeteners that cause very little damage to peoples' teeth. When parents choose gum or candy for their kids, they should choose sugarless hard candy without telling their kids. They probably won't even be able to tell the difference. Also, they won't get as hyper because of the sugar intake.

Caitlina Fuller is a freelance writer. Eating soft candies and chocolates is also damaging to people?s teeth. Eating chocolates like Reese?s Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures also causes tooth decay and ups the chance of cavities. Eating hard candy like Hostess Mix assorted hard candies on a regular basis may actually have negative long term results whether you?re a child or an adult.