Do You Drink Through a Straw? Read This!

[pamperedlinda]

I learned this today from my cousin. Did you know that if you constantly drink through a straw (including sports bottles) that you will develop the same wrinkly lines around your mouth that smokers have? This was startling (and upsetting) to me as I always drink through a straw. Have you heard this?

 

[MORFIA]

so does Doris--

 

[cewcooks]

I have not heard this, my dentist said it's good to drink from a straw because the drink really doesn't get on your teeth.

 

[pamperedlinda]

I have not heard this, my dentist said it's good to drink from a straw because the drink really doesn't get on your teeth.

That's why I do it. That and the fact that I like a lid on my cup when I'm working around my computer.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I have not heard this, my dentist said it's good to drink from a straw because the drink really doesn't get on your teeth.

I'd rather have lines and my original teeth than no lines and no teeth! LOL... I have dreams about losing all my teeth. :cry:

 

[pamperedlinda]

so does Doris--

Should I let her know about this?! :love:

 

[rennea]

Hmm, I don't know if I fully believe this Linda!! I don't think you should worry.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Hmm, I don't know if I fully believe this Linda!! I don't think you should worry.

I've never smoked and have recently noticed some of those lines. :yuck: ...and I always use straws when at restaurants.

 

[pamperedlinda]

Hmm, I don't know if I fully believe this Linda!! I don't think you should worry.

I would think that drinking through a straw doesn't require the same force as smoking (I don't smoke, so I can't say for sure). And, it would probably take longer, but I can see how it would happen. You're using the same muscles.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I also noticed that they go away when I smile so I am trying to make it a habit to be smiling as a rule. (You know, when you're just walking and thinking.)

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Linda, if the lines get too deep, you could call 1-888-BOTOX (kidding)

 

[chefann]

This was covered on the local news here a couple of weeks ago. They interviewed a couple of cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists who said they had definitely noticed a connection between straws/sports bottles and fine lines.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

I learned this today from my cousin. Did you know that if you constantly drink through a straw (including sports bottles) that you will develop the same wrinkly lines around your mouth that smokers have? This was startling (and upsetting) to me as I always drink through a straw. Have you heard this?

Well, that sucks.

 

[wadesgirl]

I heard this years ago. It's just the laws of physics.

 

[KateD]

Well, that sucks.

*groan* lol

Is there an official award for puns we can nominate you for, or do we need to invent one?

 

[raebates]

Well, yes, you're eventually going to develop lines around your mouth if you always use a straw. You're going to develop lines around your mouth even if you don't use a straw. We're all aging. It's going to happen sometime. The lines will develop much faster if you're smoking because you're pursing your lips more firmly and more frequently, and the smoke itself is aging. The lines may develop a little faster if you're always using a straw, but I can't imagine that it's a huge issue.

 

[chefann]

The story on the news focused on people who constantly have a sports-type water bottle with them. They indicated that heavy water-drinkers can actually make that motion with their mouth more times per day than many smokers, and start to get lines very quickly.

 

[pamperedlinda]

It takes more muscle force to suck through a sports bottle than a straw too.

 

[raebates]

Good points. I was thinking of my occasional trip through a drive-through.