the researchers focused on a single person to limit the variations on chewing patterns and saliva. The volunteer then proceeded to chew. A lot. Seven pieces of each gum brand were chomped in ...

They had the same person chew seven pieces of gum from each brand, so that different chewing patterns and saliva of other participants didn't skew the results. The person chewed each piece of gum ...

Microplastics are flowing out of gum as you chew it, preliminary results of a new study suggest. The burst of flavor in the first few minutes of chewing ... to a single person, who chewed each ...

If the average person consumes tens of thousands of microplastics per year, gum chewing could greatly increase the ingested amount. "Surprisingly, both synthetic and natural gums had similar ...

While common sources include shampoo bottles, plastic utensils, clothing, cutting boards, and cleaning sponges, researchers have now found that chewing gum can ... If an average person chews ...

with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces Getty Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic gums contain “similar amounts of microplastics.” Each stick of gum ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study found that chewing ... one person in the lab chewed seven pieces from each brand separately. The person was asked to chew a piece of gum for four minutes ...

New research shows that chewing gum can release hundreds ... Researchers estimated that if the average person chewed 160 to 180 small sticks of gum per year, they would ingest around 30,000 ...

Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece ... team estimated that if the average person chews between 160 and 180 small ...

Chewing gum contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers, making it a potential source of microplastics; however, the quantity of microplastics that a person might ingest from gum has not ...

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 ...

Yet, chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics hasn’t been widely studied, despite the candy’s worldwide popularity. So, Mohanty and a graduate student in his lab, Lisa Lowe, wanted to ...