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Sugar contributes to tooth decay only indirectly. Like humans, bacteria are fond of it. Bacteria get all crazy—party, party—they metabolize the sugar, break it down, and they release their metabolites, and these are acid (though not as acid as cola or wine). In

Mary Roach

Sugar contributes to tooth decay only indirectly. Like humans, bacteria are fond of it. Bacteria get all crazy—party, party—they metabolize the sugar, break it down, and they release their metabolites, and these are acid (though not as acid as cola or wine). In

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About Mary Roach

Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959) is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. She has published seven New York Times bestsellers: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010), Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2013), Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2016), and Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (2021).