Chewing gum may be releasing thousands of microplastics in your mouth, new research suggests A large stick of gum could release more than 3,000 microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests.

By chewing gum, your attention is more on the physical and less on the mental aspects of what you may be experiencing.” —Raafat W. Girgis, MD, triple board-certified psychiatrist ...

The authors were surprised to find that chewing natural gums didn’t really make a difference. The average number of microplastics in 1 gram of synthetic gum was 104, and in natural gum it was 96.

Still, a gum-chewing habit could add up. Based on their findings, the researchers calculated that someone who chews 160 to 180 small sticks of gum per year would ingest about 30,000 microplastic ...

While chewing gum doesn’t replace brushing and flossing, it can be an effective stopgap measure if you’re traveling and an everyday strategy to help handle reflux, anxiety, and nausea as well.

For most people, swallowing gum shouldn’t have any side effects unless you have swallowed a lot of it. Learn more about what gum is and what it does to your body.

By 1920, the average American was chewing 105 sticks of gum a year. At the time of his death in 1932, William Wrigley was worth about half a billion in today’s dollars.

The chewing gum industry is big business, worth an estimated $48.68 billion (37.7 billion pounds) in 2025. Three companies own 75% of the market share, the largest of which is Wrigley, with an ...

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