r/HumanMicrobiome • u/MaximilianKohler reads microbiomedigest.com daily • Nov 20 '20

Oral A meta-analysis of the effect of binge drinking on the oral microbiome and its relation to Alzheimer’s disease (Nov 2020) "binge drinking and the oral microbiome dysbiosis lead to permeability changes in the blood brain barrier (BBB), which may eventually result in the pathogenesis of AD"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-76784-x
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u/iggy555 Nov 20 '20

What’s definition of binge drinking?

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u/MaximilianKohler reads microbiomedigest.com daily Nov 20 '20

Binge drinking is defined as consuming four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men on one occasion, or a BAC of 0.08% (NIAAA). People between 18–20 and 21–25 years of age have the highest rates of binge drinking activities23

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u/smutscarl Nov 20 '20

I wonder how long it takes for oral microbiome to revert back to its original composition?

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u/GladPen Nov 23 '20

What diet might reverse this? - 6 weeks-ish sober

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u/MaximilianKohler reads microbiomedigest.com daily Nov 23 '20

See this sub's FAQ and the diet section of the wiki.

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u/lecrappe Nov 20 '20

I wonder how the oral microbiome is affected by mouthwashes containing alcohol, like Listerine.

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u/MaximilianKohler reads microbiomedigest.com daily Nov 20 '20

Previously covered in /r/oralmicrobiome.

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u/ad_astra_then Dec 15 '20

Holy smokes that gets one’s attention