Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research might make you rethink that gum habit. Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic ...

Both synthetic and natural gums were found to contain microplastics. While the long-term effects of exposure to microplastics are not well understood, emerging evidence has suggested several potential ...

Are you keeping a mental list of all the sources of microplastics finding their way into your daily life? You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found ...

If you think chewing gum is hazardous to your health, there’s another option. New York startup Simply Gum, which makes “natural” gum, said it will double its distribution to 1,200 US stores next month ...

When you pop a piece of gum in your mouth, you might be hoping to freshen your breath, relieve some stress, or just get a bit of flavor. But you could also be getting thousands of microplastics ...

“I swallowed gum for many years; I must be a bionic woman by now.” A horror-struck woman, alias u/BlinksyBoo, wrote in a Reddit post after reading a report published by researchers from the University ...

The base for conventional chewing gum contains food-grade plastic polymers. Natural gums, however, are known for their non-synthetic ingredients like tree sap and plant-based wax. But a researcher at ...

Designer Spotlight is a regular column focusing on style/design and the professional woman. Simply Gum, best known for disrupting the U.S. chewing gum market by replacing controversial - often hidden ...

Opening up a pack of gum to keep yourself busy or to freshen your breath after a meal is a common habit for many and may increase alertness and enhance sustained attention.[1] Several studies also ...