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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 ...

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 ...

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 stick of gum is a relatively small source of microplastics, but a chewing habit could add up. Microplastics are flowing out of gum as you chew it, preliminary results of a new study suggest.

Chewing gum could be filling your mouth with hundreds of microplastics, study warns People who chew around 180 pieces of gum a year could be ingesting roughly 30,000 microplastics, the researchers ...

The innocent-looking stick of gum in your pocket harbors a concerning secret. As microplastics continue infiltrating our environment—from oceans and drinking water to everyday items like tea ...

Chewing gum may be releasing thousands of microplastics in your mouth, new research suggests A large stick of gum could release more than 3,000 microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests.

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 ...

On average, chewing a stick of gum, which can weigh between one to six grams, released up to 600 microplastic shards per gram, they found. If someone chewed 180 pieces per year, they could be ...

The microplastics that are liberated by the chewing of gum are relatively huge, and we know nothing about the effects – if any – of such large particles in the human body.