"I guess people chew harder when they are sad," William Wrigley Jr. said during the Great Depression, as his gum empire kept ...

"While we don’t yet know what the effects of the microplastics are, we do know that antioxidants in fruit and vegetables, ...

Brain imaging studies shed light on why humans have chewed gum for 8,000 years with research showing chewing activates ...

Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments measuring less than 5mm in length, commonly found in many everyday foods and drinks ...

Chewing gum sales exceed 4 billion dollars in the U.S. alone. People chew gum for many reasons. For instance, chewing gum is assumed to stimulate the production of saliva and freshen breath, clean ...

While eliminating plastics entirely from our diets may be impossible, making some swaps can help reduce exposure ...

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from ...

Storing food in plastic containers and eating highly processed food are both associated with high concentrations of ...

Khaberni - A century ago, there was a belief in commercial advertisements that 'gum' was more of a 'nerve calmer' than a ...

While people swear by their favorite home remedies, most—including the three described above—remain unproved. Every now and then, however, a piece of folklore is scientifically validated. Sometimes ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something.