Not exact matches
Garlic lovers will surely appreciate this new study, and so will their friends and family: Raw apples, mint, and lettuce contain chemicals that can destroy the volatile compounds that cause smelly
breath after eating the pungent spice, according to a new study from Ohio State University.
Certain foods such as onion and
garlic contain volatile oils that can cause bad
breath for as long as 72 hours
after you've eaten them.
This personally seems to cause less bad
breath afterwards, and several scientific studies actually confirm the strategy.72 Specifically eating foods high in water and fat
after garlic seems to have the largest deodorizing effect.73 Unfortunately, in a cruel twist of fate, the strong and offensive smell of
garlic often parallels the level of beneficial sulfur.74 Finally, if all else fails, a little swish and swallow of baking soda seems to adequately lessen the intensity of
garlic and onion
breath.
The scientists concluded that milk «may help reduce the malodorous odour in
breath after garlic ingestion and mask the
garlic flavour during eating».
Dog's Diet: You know how your
breath stinks
after eating
garlic bread.
The only side effect is, Fancy's
breath can knock a buzzard off of a brick outhouse for a few minutes
after her nightly dose of Bug Off
Garlic Chewables.
Morning
breath,
garlic breath or forgetting to brush your teeth
after a meal — no matter the reason, we have all been there.