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 ...

Sugar-free gum with polyols such as sorbitol and xylitol is most likely to cause gas because of fermentation in the colon.

Understanding why gum chewing can make you gassy, and how to manage it, helps separate myth from science and allows you to ...

Feeling stressed out? Chew gum. That’s the takeaway from a small study from Japan’s Tokushima University, published in the Journal of Prosthodontic Research. For the study, researchers tested the ...

That piece of gum you pop after lunch to keep your garlic breath at bay might be the reason why you feel bloated later in the day, at least according to one study. But is chewing gum bad for you?

It may sound too good to be true: One simple, science-backed remedy for anxiety is chewing gum. (And, no, I don't work for a gum company!) Chewing gum is generally good for your health, if you stick ...

We know what you’re going to say. “Now you’re taking away my gum, too?!” After all, chewing gum seems like such a harmless—no, even smart—habit. You want something sweet? Pop a stick of gum for less ...

(CNN) --Should you chew gum if you're trying to lose weight? Possibly, though you certainly don't have to start a gum habit if you don't already chew gum. Here's the lowdown: Chewing a stick or two of ...

More research will be needed. Chewing gum isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of weight loss. But with more than 70 percent of adults in the United States overweight or obese, you ...

There may be a way to increase heart rate while that doesn't involve picking up the pace or breaking more of a sweat. It's as simple as chewing gum while working out, but it's not a fix for anyone ...

Gum seems as appealing as that sticky wad on the bottom of a shoe these days. It’s not that Americans still don’t ever enjoy a stick of Trident or Orbit, the two most popular brands. They just aren’t ...