Violet Beauregarde, an audacious and impudent ... that overall test performance was significantly better by a group chewing gum. This could be down to the increase in heart rate and blood flow ...

“Chewing gum has been the go-to for years ... which can damage your teeth.” If you’re a Violet Beauregarde-level fan of the sticky stuff, sugar-free options might be your friend.

If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now and then, you may be biting off more than you should chew. A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release ...

Like Violet Beaureguard, the avid gum chewer in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," Curt Mueller hopes to find out just how much shelf life a piece of gum really has. A piece of Bazooka bubble ...

According to a pilot study presented during the American Chemical Society’s spring meeting, a single piece of chewing gum is liable to release hundreds of polymer particles into our mouths.

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 ...

Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study claims that both synthetic and natural gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into saliva ...

New research shows that chewing gum can release hundreds or possibly thousands of microplastics into saliva, which may then be absorbed into the body. Even all-natural gum sheds microplastics when ...

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A researcher has identified a surprising source of plastic pollution: chewing gum. In an essay for The Conversation, microplastics expert David Jones of the UK's University of Portsmouth revealed ...

Here’s what to consider before you pop in that second (or third or fourth) piece. Ask Well Here’s what to consider before you pop in that second (or third or ...