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 ...

Food-Drink Chewing gum may release thousands of microplastics into the saliva, study says Even natural gums weren't plastic-free, researchers said, as others push back By Gretchen Eichenberg Fox News ...

So, anyway, I gave the security guard $20 and he went in there and hunt it and found it, so I have Nick Saban's used chewing gum, his DNA, on ice, at the house.

Still, a gum-chewing habit could add up. Based on their findings, the researchers calculated that someone who chews 160 to 180 small sticks of gum per year would ingest about 30,000 microplastic ...

A new study has revealed that chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people’s mouths. The researchers also warned against the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet.

New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 minutes regardless of gum type.

Each gram of chewing gum could release up to 637 microplastic particles, with 94% released within the first 8 minutes of chewing. Synthetic and natural plant-based gums released similar amounts of ...

Erring on the side of caution, one way you could limit your microplastics exposure — without quitting gum entirely — is by chewing on the same piece for longer, the researchers suggested.

In the chewing gum study – which was presented at the American Chemical Society meeting 25 March – a single volunteer chewed ten brands of chewing gum – five natural and five synthetic.

They found that, on average, one gram of chewing gum releases about 100 microplastics, while others release more than 600. A typical stick of gum can weigh anywhere from one to several grams.

To quantify how much plastic might be released during chewing, Lisa Lowe, a UCLA PhD student and co-author of the study, chewed seven pieces from 10 different brands of gum. Subsequent chemical ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet.