CronoDAS comments on Lifestyle interventions to increase longevity - Less Wrong

120 Post author: RomeoStevens 28 February 2014 06:28AM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 04 March 2014 06:10:08AM 0 points [-]

Listerine and similar antiseptic mouthwashes are supposed to be effective against gingivitis and tooth decay, which is why I asked.

Comment author: iarwain1 06 March 2014 05:54:38PM 0 points [-]

Listerine doesn't work vs gingivitis for me.

Comment author: RomeoStevens 04 March 2014 06:17:49AM 0 points [-]

While I don't think the evidence is as strong as the language in this article would imply, I do err on the side of the alcohol being bad. http://www.naturalnews.com/025581_mouthwash_cancer_alcohol.html#

Comment author: CronoDAS 04 March 2014 06:33:24AM *  0 points [-]

I guess I might as well use an alcohol-free mouthwash, then.

(I've heard that "Natural News" has a tendency to publish crankish alternative medicine stories, so I went to Google; there is some evidence indicating a link, but it's pretty weak and might not actually mean much of anything.)