But while a single stick of gum may be small, the average gum consumer chews 160–180 sticks per year. Recently, ... Can chewing gum reshape your jawline? We asked experts.

If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now and then, you may be biting off more than you should chew. A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release ...

W hile the nutritional value of various chewing gums will vary, the U.S. Department of Agriculture states that one stick of regular gum has around 11 calories, 3 grams of carbohydrates, and 2 ...

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 ...

A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, ... If the average person chews 160 to 180 small sticks of gum per year, ...

On average, chewing a stick of gum, which can weigh between one to six grams, released up to 600 microplastic shards per gram, they found. If someone chewed 180 pieces per year, they could be ...

A UCLA study shows that gum may shed plastic fragments as you chew, which can be absorbed in saliva. Even natural brands weren’t spared. With vague labeling and no human trials yet, the long ...

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Most of us use products that expose us to microplastics each and every day. In fact, it’s thought that our food, our drinks, and our plastic packaging can cause us to ingest tens of thousands of ...

In just the last couple of years, scientists have found microplastics in disturbing places, from beneath Arctic ice to human blood, testicles, and even brains. In fact, plastic is so widespread ...

That stick of gum does more than freshen breath. ... When you chew gum for extended periods, particularly the sugar-free varieties that tend to be tougher, ...