Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more plastic when you chew gum.

A person happily gnawing away on a large piece of gum could unleash more than 3,000 microplastic particles, according to the ...

Gum chewing independently arose across different cultures and regions at different times, says Jennifer Mathews, an ...

When you pop a piece of gum in your mouth, you might be hoping to freshen your breath ... t quite ready to give up gum, Lowe says this indicates that you could try chewing one piece for longer ...

Before we wrap this up, let’s take a trip through history. Did you know that chewing gum has been around since ancient times? Indigenous people in the Americas chewed sap from trees to freshen ...

Chewing gum is commonly used worldwide to freshen breath, promote oral health ... The results reveal that each gram of gum can release up to 637 microplastic particles, with 94% being released ...