In Europe, and more particularly in the United Kingdom, prosecco is a great success: 40 million liters of this Italian sparkling wine have been sold in the country. Problem: this alcoholic beverage is not unanimous among dentists, who are worried about the effect of its acidity and sugar level on tooth enamel. Charges refuted by the Italians.
The “prosecco smile”
In an article from DailyMail titled “How prosecco rots the teeth of the nation”, Mervyn Druian, dentist at the London Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, shares his opinion on the subject and even gives a name to this phenomenon: the “prosecco smile”. “It’s acidic and it contains sugar (…) If you drink too much of it, you’re going to have a problem (…) It starts with a white line just below the gumline, which, when probed , is a little soft. It then turns into a cavity, which may require a filling or other dental work,” he explains.
This information, taken up by certain British media such as the Guardian Where The Independent, did not leave the Italians indifferent. Luca Zaia, president of the Veneto region, thus speaks of “an umpteenth Anglo-Saxon crusade against Italian products”. Maurizio Martina, Italian Minister of Agriculture, also reacted: “Dear Guardian, tell the truth, Prosecco also makes the British smile. Stop the fake news please”, he tweeted before to delete his post. Innocente Nardi, president of the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Consortium, has meanwhile precise that no scientific study attested to the words of British specialists. Who is wrong, who is right ? The debate has well and truly started.
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