The Most Important Ingredient in Chewing Gum
By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or ...
Researchers Warn: Chewing Gum Could Be Adding Thousands of Microplastics to Your Body
Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into saliva. Scientists say more research is needed but suggest chewing ...
Microplastics linked to 3 chronic diseases — and now they’ve been detected in gum
A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...
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Chewing Gum Is Flooding Your Mouth With Microplastics
Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.
Chewing gum can shed hundreds of microplastics into your mouth
“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...
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Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, research finds
You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. The study is ...
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Chewing Gum Contributes to Microplastic Ingestion
Chewing gum released up to 637 microplastic particles per gram, with most particles released within the first 8 minutes. Both natural and synthetic gums released similar amounts. Chewing gum ...