Instead of nibbling on a spring of parsley or lemon rind, have a cup of black or green tea. According to Dr. Christine Wu, who organised the 2007 conference of the International Society for Breath Odour Research (what, you missed it?), green tea in particular contains high levels of cathechins, which "chemically bind to smelly breath compounds and mask them". For the greatest effect, have the tea without sugar and swish it around in your mouth before swalowing. Otherwise, chew a piece of cinnamon gum for 20 minutes. Wu's research team found that the gum killed 50% of bad breath bacteria.
Source : Reader's Digest Asia December 2009.
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