Chewing a sugar-free gum daily reduced preterm births in a large study in Malawi. The oral intervention was inspired by past research linking poor oral health and preterm birth. The gum contains ...

Chewing Extra sugar-free gum significantly reduced intake of an afternoon snack by 40 calories. Chewing Extra sugar-free gum specifically reduced sweet snack intake by 60 calories. When participants ...

Varieties of gum with sugar can lead to increased cavities, but those with an artificial sweetener may help prevent cavities. However, one common gum sweetener called aspartame may link to cancer.

Chewing gum in the modern world is profoundly inelegant. You chew it on the subway, spit it on the ground, get it stuck on someone else’s shoe, walk around with a tote bag full of wrappers that will ...

The change of attitude towards sugar is one of the most important food evolutions of the last few years. In the food and beverages industry, reducing or eliminating sugar content is a necessity in ...

A health researcher has warned he wouldn’t want his own children chewing on gum because it exposes them to thousands of microplastic particles.