Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is ...

Somewhere between 9,500 and 9,900 years ago, three Scandinavian teenagers were hanging out, chewing gum after a meal. Specifically, they were chewing pitch or tar made from the bark of birch trees.

Gum chewing may exacerbate jaw problems among people who are prone to issues or injuries with the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, which connects the jawbone to the skull, Dr. Arsenault said.

Extrapolating this further, a 2–6 gram piece of gum may release as many as 3,000 microplastics. Multiply that by the average amount of gum chewed annually, that you could be looking at around ...

Aspartame — which is 200 times sweeter than table sugar — is found in several products, including Coca-Cola diet sodas, sugar-free Ricola cough drops and certain sugar-free Extra chewing gum ...

The plastic shed by chewing gum was three times wider than a red blood cell. SmirkDingo / Alamy Stock Photo. This is important because the microplastics that are known to be capable of harming ...

But chewing gum with sugar once in a while doesn’t pose major health risks, especially if you have good oral hygiene. Sugar-free gum has less than 0.5 grams of sugars per serving and uses ...

Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is a relatively small source of microplastics, but a chewing habit could add up.

Gum chewing has been shown to boost blood flow to the brain, enhancing alertness, focus and cognitive function. Researchers discovered that wood chewing may be even more beneficial. Pencils ready ...

Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds Date: March 25, 2025 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives.

Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V., a franchise bottler, produces ... Perfetti confectionary and chewing gum, and Monster products. The company sells its products to distributors, retail ...