Is it true, that there is sugar in your saliva?!


Question: Is it true, that there is sugar in your saliva!?
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No this is not true!. Saliva is the watery and usually frothy substance produced in the mouths of humans and most other animals!. Saliva is produced in and secreted from the salivary glands!. Human saliva is composed of 98% water, the remainder of which includes electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds, and various enzymes!. [1] As part of the initial process of food digestion, the enzymes in the saliva break down some of the starch and fat in the food at the molecular level!. Saliva also breaks down food caught in the teeth, protecting them from bacteria that cause decay!. Furthermore, saliva lubricates and protects the teeth, the tongue, and the tender tissues inside the mouth!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I think I learned this in school!.

There's no sugar in saliva itself to speak of, but saliva contains an enzyme, amylaze, that begins to break down complex carbohydrates (like the stuff in bread etc) into simple carbohydrates (like glucose, which is in sugar I think)!.

This is from the site:

"Amylase is the enzyme that breaks down complex carbohydrates, starches, glycogen, etc!. into smaller, simpler units!. It is part of saliva, and is where digestion begins!. Try this: put a piece of whole grain in your mouth, noticing the taste!. Now chew it!. You'll notice it begins to taste sweeter as you chew it, because the increasing surface area of the carbohydrate is being converted by the amylase enzymes in your saliva!."Www@Answer-Health@Com

no your husband or boyfriend was chewing some gum before you kissedWww@Answer-Health@Com





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