On average, 100 microplastics are released per gram of chewing gum, with some pieces releasing as many as 600 microplastics ...

A large stick of gum could release more than 3,000 microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Here’s what that ...

However, excessive chewing can lead to jaw strain or TMJ disorders, and gums with sugar alcohols may cause bloating or gas.

A study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials reveals that chewing a piece of gum for one hour can result in exposure to over 250,000 microplastic particles in saliva. This adds a new ...

But why not? After all, you can stick chewing gum under your desk at school, and it's not easy to get out of your hair either. "The mucous membranes in the digestive tract are covered with a film ...

Chewing gum was found to release hundreds of tiny microplastic particles directly into people's mouths, researchers announced ...

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 ...

(CNN) - If you like chewing gum, you may be surprised to learn that you are bringing in potentially hundreds of microplastics into your mouth. Researchers at the University of California in Los ...