talked to a man with perfect teeth

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I talked to a man from Cameroon today. Cameroon is on the west coast of Africa.

He had perfect looking teeth, so I asked him if they were naturally straight or

if he had had braces. He said they were naturally straight and added that he

had never been to a dentist in his life. He looked in the low to mid-30's. I

inquired about his diet and he said they ate a lot of fresh vegetables and more

potatoes than bread. I inquired about meat and he said they ate a lot of fish,

not so much meat, because fish is less expensive and is widely available, even

inland. He said they would fry in palm oil and drank fresh palm juice, which if

left to ferment would become palm wine. He said they used very little refined

and processed foods and that he never goes to Mc's. He said when he first

came to the US he didn't feel as well the first year but realized it was

probably because of the food so he went back to eating more natural foods and

now he feels fine. Also, he was a very

extroverted, interested, lively, cheerful fellow who laughed quite easily.

From pictures I have seen, it appears that even in the present day, quite a few

Africans still have perfect teeth, at least compared to the the pretty much zero

you would find in industrialized countries.

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I also visited with an African student about his diet growing up back

home.

He also had perfect teeth. He was in his 20s.

They used palm oil.

> I talked to a man from Cameroon today. Cameroon is on the west

coast of Africa. He had perfect looking teeth, so I asked him if

they were naturally straight or if he had had braces. He said they

were naturally straight and added that he had never been to a dentist

in his life. He looked in the low to mid-30's. I inquired about his

diet and he said they ate a lot of fresh vegetables and more potatoes

than bread. I inquired about meat and he said they ate a lot of

fish, not so much meat, because fish is less expensive and is widely

available, even inland. He said they would fry in palm oil and drank

fresh palm juice, which if left to ferment would become palm wine.

He said they used very little refined and processed foods and that he

never goes to Mc's. He said when he first came to the US he

didn't feel as well the first year but realized it was probably

because of the food so he went back to eating more natural foods and

now he feels fine. Also, he was a very

> extroverted, interested, lively, cheerful fellow who laughed quite

easily. From pictures I have seen, it appears that even in the

present day, quite a few Africans still have perfect teeth, at least

compared to the the pretty much zero you would find in industrialized

countries.

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> Price is still right!

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> THE DIFFERENCE NUTRITION MAKES:

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> Click HERE to learn more!

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[Guest guest]

> I also visited with an African student about his diet growing up back

> home.

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> He also had perfect teeth. He was in his 20s.

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> They used palm oil.

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I had a French teacher last year from Mali. When he told us he was 60 years

old we all almost fell out of our chairs. Perfect skin, perfect teeth,

perfect hair. Didn't look a day over 30. Never eats at restaurants here

in the US. Lots of fish and veggies. Don't know about fats -- wasn't that

aware back then.

Ron

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Price sure was right, but I think the best food he mentioned was

shellfish, more than anything else.

mike

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> > I also visited with an African student about his diet growing up

back

> > home.

> >

> > He also had perfect teeth. He was in his 20s.

> >

> > They used palm oil.

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> I had a French teacher last year from Mali. When he told us he was

60 years

> old we all almost fell out of our chairs. Perfect skin, perfect

teeth,

> perfect hair. Didn't look a day over 30. Never eats at

restaurants here

> in the US. Lots of fish and veggies. Don't know about fats --

wasn't that

> aware back then.

>

> Ron

[Guest guest]

> Price sure was right, but I think the best food he mentioned was

> shellfish, more than anything else.

mike,

Yes, I also met the man with perfect teeth (and a thousand faces) and

he was in his late forties, from the ines, and raised on a

traditional diet.

B.

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This subject line made me stop and think.... I know it's somewhat

unusual, but is it really *that* rare not to have perfect teeth these

days? I don't claim to have wide dental arches, but I have

near-perfect teeth with no real crowding, never wore braces, no adult

teeth pulled (except wisdom teeth on insistence of my mother, wish I

hadn't as they were coming in fine), never had a cavity in my life.

I'm 25 and I brush my teeth once a day with baking soda. You guys are

making it sound like it's astonishing to see perfect teeth these days.

I see quite a few people, including white Americans, who have nice

broad faces, square jaws, and great teeth (although many have probably

had orthodontics and cavities). Of course, many of these people come

from more rural areas where they grew up eating real food.

Tom

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> > > I also visited with an African student about his diet growing up

> back

> > > home.

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> > > He also had perfect teeth. He was in his 20s.

> > >

> > > They used palm oil.

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> >

> > I had a French teacher last year from Mali. When he told us he was

> 60 years

> > old we all almost fell out of our chairs. Perfect skin, perfect

> teeth,

> > perfect hair. Didn't look a day over 30. Never eats at

> restaurants here

> > in the US. Lots of fish and veggies. Don't know about fats --

> wasn't that

> > aware back then.

> >

> > Ron

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Tom-

>You guys are

>making it sound like it's astonishing to see perfect teeth these days.

>I see quite a few people, including white Americans, who have nice

>broad faces, square jaws, and great teeth (although many have probably

>had orthodontics and cavities). Of course, many of these people come

>from more rural areas where they grew up eating real food.

It's pretty rare in my experience. My teeth describe a pretty serpentine

route through my mouth. I was supposed to get braces as a kid, but there

was never any money for them. Generally speaking, I'm lucky to have

escaped the clutches of the dental profession, but I don't know whether

there are any drawbacks to braces other than the pain and inconvenience.

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