Want fresh breath? Have a glass of wine.

It’s New Year’s Eve, everyone, so get ready to raise your glasses. A touch of the bubbly is always fun, but whether you plan on kissing someone at midnight, you may be better off sticking to wine.

According to an scoop published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, drinking wine — red or white — may help fight assured types

of oral bacteria. Apart from making your breath fresher, reducing bacteria can additionally help do absent with dental plaque and even combat streptococci, which is one of the main causes of sore throats.

Of course, that is not license to down an entire bottle of vino by yourself. Please drink responsibly and, as always, be safe.

Original post by Chris Sparling