According to Dr. Anthony von Fraunhofer, professor of biomaterials science at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore, sport drinks like Gatorade are worse for your teeth than most soda pops. "The enamel damage caused by non-cola and sports beverages was three to 11 times greater than cola-based drinks, with energy drinks and bottled lemonades causing the most harm to dental enamel," he said.

This comes as a concern to me, because I've recently switched from drinking carbonated soft drink to Nestea Iced Tea. From the article: "it is the acidity of drinks that matters because acids alter the pH (potential of hydrogen) level in the mouth. [...] Dr. von Frauhofer said most soft drinks, from Snapple through to Coca-Cola, contain food additives such as phosphoric acid, citric acid, malic acid and tartaric acid." So I took a look at the ingredients that go into my Nestea, and sure enough, it goes, in order from greatest to least: water, sugar, citric acid, and other stuff.

Maybe I'll go back to bottled water. =P