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IADR/AADR Divests Sugar-sweetened Beverage Companies from Investment Portfolio

Alexandria, VA, USA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) announce the divestment of sugar-sweetened beverage companies from their investment portfolios. While IADR and AADR did not have direct investments in such companies, they’ve changed to investment managers who will screen out any holdings in the sector. The IADR and AADR already exclude any investments in to***co companies.

The scientific evidence is clear that sugars are the most important dietary factor in the development of dental caries. Sugar-sweetened beverages are a major source of dietary sugars, lack nutritional value, and contribute not only to dental caries, but to unhealthy weight gain, obesity, and increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Investing in companies that manufacture or distribute sugar-sweetened beverages or funds that have such holdings is inconsistent with the Missions of IADR and AADR which are to advance research and increase knowledge for the improvement of oral health worldwide.

"There is robust research that identifies free sugars as a major cause of dental caries and sugar-sweetened beverages are a major source of free sugars and are linked to a number of non-communicable diseases,” said AADR President Maria Emanuel Ryan. IADR President Rena D'Souza continued, “the initiative to remove all investments in sugar-sweetened beverage companies, matches IADR/AADR’s previous divestment of to***co stocks and more clearly embodies our investment philosophy and health-based values.”

The IADR and AADR call on other health-related professional associations with investment portfolios to adopt similar policies regarding sugar-sweetened beverage companies.

IADR/AADR Divests Sugar-sweetened Beverage Companies from Investment Portfolio Alexandria, VA, USA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) announce the divestment of sugar-sweetened beverage companies from their investment portfolios. While IADR and AADR did not have direct investments in such compa...

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2018 IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition The 96th General Session of the IADR will be held in conjunction with the IADR Pan European Regional Congress in London, UK from July 25-28, 2018. Don’t miss this opportunity to present your cutting-edge scientific discoveries!

Periodontal Disease Associated With Alzheimer’s Onset, Study Suggests.

UPI (10/4, Cone) reports that “researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago studied the effects of periodontal disease,” finding “exposure to periodontal bacteria may initiate Alzheimer’s disease in humans based upon inflammation and degeneration of brain neurons in mice.” In a press release, corresponding author Dr. Keiko Watanabe, a professor of periodontics at the UIC College of Dentistry, noted other studies have found an association between periodontitis and cognitive impairment, “but this is the first study to show that exposure to the periodontal bacteria results in the formation of senile plaques that accelerate the development of neuropathology found in Alzheimer’s patients.” The findings were published in PLOS One.

The Oral Health Topics on ADA.org and MouthHealthy.org provide information on aging and dental health for dental professionals and patients.

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2018 IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition The 96th General Session of the IADR will be held in conjunction with the IADR Pan European Regional Congress in London, UK from July 25-28, 2018. Don’t miss this opportunity to present your cutting-edge scientific discoveries!

http://www.dentistry.co.uk/2017/12/11/women-periodontitis-three-times-likely-develop-breast-cancer/

Women with periodontitis three times more likely to develop breast cancer - Dentistry.co.uk Women with periodontitis are three times more likely to develop breast cancer, a new study has shown. The authors now believe that breast cancer could be triggered as a result of the systemic inflammation which originates in infected gums. They also suggest that bacteria from gum disease could be en...

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World Congress on Preventive Dentistry-Delhi, India - International Association for Dental Research & American Association for Dental Research Integrating multifactorial approaches towards prevention of oral cancer, dental caries, periodontal disease and other oral diseases.

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