The Most Important Ingredient in Chewing Gum
His argument—baseless at the time—was that chewing gum had miraculous abilities to quench thirst, stave off hunger, and ...
Single piece of chewing gum ‘releases thousands of toxic microplastics’ into your mouth – linked to cancer and dementia
A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have ...
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Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds
Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...
Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastics into body, study finds
A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, ...
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Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Your Mouth, Scientists Warn
Natural gum products are made with a rubber base made of plant-based polymers like chicle or other tree saps, while their synthetic counterparts use petroleum-based polymers. First, each piece of ...
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Xanthan Gum — Is This Food Additive Healthy or Harmful?
It’s xanthan gum, a food additive that you’ve probably never heard of but likely consume several times per week. Given that it’s found in many industrial products and has been linked to ...
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Chew with caution: Scientists find microplastics in gum
A study found that the popular product can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and ...
Gum May Be a Hidden Source of Microplastics
If we subject any type of plastic to stress, be it heat, friction, sunlight, seawater, or in this case vigorous mastication, ...