Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Learn more about the tiny particles that can come off of your gum - what is essentially a soft piece of plastic - as you chew ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning ...

Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study claims that both synthetic and natural gum ...

Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.

A study found that the popular product can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and ...

The UK is one of the biggest consumers of chewing gum globally, with fans chomping through an average of 120-130 sticks each year. Briton's biggest chewers also cost the country a pretty penny ...

Still, don’t get the idea that chewing a few sticks of gum a day is going to melt off the pounds. A few small studies have shown that chewing gum can help you shave calories. But this won’t ...