Addiction to Mountain Dew

Addiction to Mountain Dew is a condition which affects people who drink Mountain Dew, with a concentration in central Appalachia. Combined with improper dental care, tooth decay occurs amongst people suffering from this condition.
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Mountain Dew, a soft drink produced by PepsiCo, is high in sugar and caffeine. This helps to produce an addiction due to the way that caffeine interacts with the body. Combined with improper dental care, tooth decay can occur. Although all the teeth are at risk for being affected, it is most likely that the maxillary anterior teeth will suffer the most damage. Additionally, children are unable to brush their teeth because of the pain associated with the cavities, causing further decay.
In 2009, in a report on the poverty in central Appalachia, Diane Sawyer documented occurrences of addiction amongst people there. Babies were even given it in their bottles. The documentary also reported on a two year old had twelve cavities in their baby teeth, an occurrence of baby bottle caries. The condition doesn't just affect people in Appalachia. In a well-publicized event, Caron Butler gave up his addiction to the drink the same year as the documentary after drinking six cans a day. After quitting, he dropped eleven pounds.
Of note, early advertising for the drink showed a hillybilly shooting at a reveneuer, a common stereotype of people from Appalachia. A group on Facebook is dedicated to the addiction, and The Onion satirical website has parodied the addiction.

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