A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...

When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

The rate at which chewing gum releases microplastics in saliva is quite astonishing. The test suggests that within eight ...

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 ...

The answer is chewing gum — or at least, that’s what a new pilot study from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) suggests.

A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

People have been left baffled after discovering the bizarre ingredients that go into making chewing gum. The UK is one of the biggest consumers of chewing gum globally, with fans chomping through ...

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

Now you can add your favorite chewing ... of gum can release up to 637 microplastic particles, with almost all released within eight minutes. For that reason, Lowe suggests that if people want ...

Yes, I am very surprised with this study, and not pleasantly so. When chewing gum, most people tend to swallow their saliva, so if chewing gum is releasing microplastics into saliva that people ...

Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.