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 ...

What’s unknown about gum microplastics The average size of gum microplastics was 82.6 micrometers — think the thickness of paper, or the diameter of some human hairs.

A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into the body, according to researchers at the University of ...

Given that large pieces of gum can weigh in at up to six grams, as many as 3,000 plastic particles could be released into one's mouth—and a regular chewing gum habit could significantly increase ...

Study Subject Chewed Each Piece of Gum for 4 or 20 Minutes To find out more about microplastics and chewing gum, scientists analyzed 10 popular chewing gum brands, five natural and five synthetic ...

A UCLA study found that chewing gum from both synthetic and natural brands can release microplastics into saliva, with some brands shedding more than 600 fragments. Many gums use petroleum-based ...

The release says large pieces of gum release up to 3,000 pieces of.microplastic into saliva — and estimates that if someone chews up to 180 sticks of gum a year, they could consume 30,000 pieces ...

quicklist: 4category:6 Gross Side Effects Of Chewing Gumtitle:You'll rot your teethurl:text:In an effort to avoid the laxative effect of artificially sweetened gum, switching to sugar-sweetened ...

Chewing gum may also be a better choice than eating mints for your oral health, Dr. Matthew Messina, dentist and consumer advisor spokesperson for the American Dental Association, tells TODAY.com.

Q: Mint gum is the only thing that gets me through the workday. Is all that chewing bad for my health? If you’re a regular gum chewer, you’re in good company. In one 2019 study of over 3,000 U ...