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Dog Food, Diet Fizzy Drinks & Mouthwash

Is expensive dog food better for your pooch than the cheap stuff? Are diet fizzy drinks actually 鈥榖ad鈥� for you? And should we all be using mouthwash?

Is expensive dog food better for your pooch than the cheap stuff? Are diet fizzy drinks actually 鈥榖ad鈥� for you? And should we all add mouthwash to our bathroom routine?

With Greg up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this week we鈥檙e doing something a little different - investigating THREE of the wonder-products you鈥檝e sent us on WhatsApp in a triple slice of quick investigations.

First up, listener Ali in Bristol wants to know whether the expensive dog food she bought is really better for her new pooch than the cheaper stuff. Greg speaks to one of the UK鈥檚 most senior vets to find out the differences between wet and dry dog food and whether the latest doggy diet trends of vegan and raw food diets are a good idea for our canine companions.

Second is Sophie who loves Diet Coke but her friends and family say it鈥檚 bad for her. Greg finds out about the latest evidence from the Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK regulator, the Food Standards Agency.

Finally, listener Helen wants to know - what鈥檚 the point of mouthwash? And in finding out, Greg鈥檚 bathroom routine is turned on its head!

Keep your suggestions coming for wonder-products you鈥檇 like us to investigate. Send them over on email to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or as a voice note to our WhatsApp number: 07543 306807.

PRESENTER: Greg Foot
PRODUCER: Simon Hoban

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Thu 11 Aug 2022 12:32

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  • Thu 11 Aug 2022 12:32

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