Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxqygqQxEb2/ Are you hesitant to wolf down garlic-laden pesto or Caesar salad at lunch for fear that your rancid breath will turn off a client, your boss, or, worse, a date.  Ohio State University food scientists now report that yogurt has powerful halitosis-fighting powers.   Their studies show that two chief yogurt components, protein and fat, both have powerful capabilities to neutralize garlic’s volatile sulfur compounds that drive the bad breathy get after ingesting that so-called “stinking flower.”  Modifying the amount of fat present in the yogurt or changing the protein structure by heating or decreasing its acid level both reduced garlic deodorization. Work is underway to create a yogurt with uniformly high fat and protein that will serve as an even more effective breath sweetener……someday soon. https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/15/5714 #garlic #halitosis #yogurt #sulfur #protein #fat