Show much aluch sweets produces decay sugar is a potent dietary factor in the production of decay in teeth dr philip jay research associate professor of oral pathology at the university of michigan told a group of dentists recently reporting on experiments conducted at an orphanage dr jay said that evidence was as found to indicate dental decay is a manifestation of malnutrition it may be prevented by feeding adequate diets or sweets definitely restricted he said decay activity was increased in children his report disclosed solely by raising the sugar intake while t they hey were receiving a diet of optimum m um nutritional adequacy |