The Most Important Ingredient in Chewing Gum
When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.
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Chewing Gum Contributes to Microplastic Ingestion
Chewing gum contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers, making it a potential source of microplastics; however, the ...
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Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastics in your body
On average, 100 microplastics are released per gram of chewing gum, with some pieces releasing as many as 600 microplastics ...
Shoppers shouldn’t worry about plastic in natural gum, says scientist
A recent US pilot study found natural chewing gums release 'similar amounts of microplastics' to synthetic gums ...
Every time you chew gum, you’re filling your mouth with plastic
Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...
Chewing gum is shedding harmful microplastics into your saliva, study finds
Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...
Healthline8d
Chewing Gum Could Release Thousands of Microplastics Into Saliva, Study Finds
A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...
Rolling Out1d
The unseen dangers in your favorite chewing gum
New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 ...
Think twice before you chew: Study reveals chewing gum sheds hundreds of plastic particles into your saliva
Researchers have found that chewing gum releases microplastics into people's mouths, adding another source of microplastic ...
If You Chew Gum, This Is How Many Pieces of Microplastic You Could Be Ingesting Every Year
A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...
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Most Chewing Gum Is Essentially Plastic, Filling Your Mouth with Microplastics
synthetic gums are made of petroleum-based polymers and are essentially sticks of synthetic plastic. “Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the ...