A slight exaggeration of the true question at hand, I’ll grant you… but a valid question nonetheless.
Some dentists advocate the use of straws to minimize the detrimental impact of sugary substances on your teeth. (I find it unlikely that straws direct very much of the sugar off all your teeth, but I’m counting upon some dental professionals to set the record straight.)
However, anecdotally, I’m also told that excessive straw-drinking can cause wrinkles later in life. (Again something I’m looking at with a dubious eye.)
Are either of these things true? If they’re both true, is it a matter of the lesser of two evils? Do I really need to choose between healthy choppers and wrinkled skin?
A straw enables you to drink without using your wrist. A straw is your friend - until you lose eye contact with the straw. Then it will betray you and make you look like an idiot.
-Demetri Martin
A straw will only kill you if it’s being driven by the forces of hurricane winds. as they pointed out in my encyclopedias when was a kid, under such circumstances a straw can be driven into a tree.
Of course, the straw is, like a drunk, driven by forces beyond its control, so it’s still your friend.
I use straws all the time, I have cavities in every tooth, and I have more wrinkles than you can believe, so do what you want. I think genetics plays a large part in both cavities and wrinkles.