If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now ... synthetic gum brands and five brands of natural gum. The study did not release the brand names of the gums that were tested. Most chewing gums ...

the researchers focused on a single person to limit the variations on chewing patterns and saliva. The volunteer then proceeded to chew. A lot. Seven pieces of each gum brand were chomped in ...

To find out more about microplastics and chewing gum, scientists analyzed 10 popular chewing gum brands, five natural and five synthetic. Chewing gums are made from a rubber base, sweetener ...

“We inhale, ingest and drink something like 250,000 microplastic particles a year, just from being alive,” he added. Furthermore, Nuud chewing gum founder Keir Carner claimed there were “American ...

Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study ... what we wanted to examine here.” A total of 10 brands of gum were tested The study involved testing five ...

Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece ... Lowe chewed seven pieces each of five brands of synthetic gum and five ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, according to researchers. Lisa Lowe and Jamie ...

They had the same person chew seven pieces of gum from each brand, so that different chewing patterns and saliva of other participants didn't skew the results. The person chewed each piece of gum ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds ... plastic pieces enter our bodies—chewing gum. Lisa Lowe, a Ph.D. student at UCLA, chewed seven pieces each of 10 brands of gum, before the researchers then ...

Now, scientists say microplastics have also been found in chewing gum ... They tested five brands of commercially-available synthetic and natural gum, respectively. The brands were not identified.