Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into saliva. Scientists say more research is needed but suggest chewing ...

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

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

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

When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.

Now another source of microplastics in the body has been discovered: chewing gum. Chewing gum contains long molecules called polymers. Some brands of gum contain natural polymers from tree sap.

Chewing gum releases hundreds of microplastics into saliva, which can accumulate in the body and potentially cause chronic diseases. Both natural and synthetic gums release similar amounts of ...

They found that, on average, one gram of chewing gum releases about 100 microplastics, while others release more than 600. A typical stick of gum can weigh anywhere from one to several grams.

According to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into ...

with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces Getty Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic gums contain “similar amounts of microplastics.” Each stick of gum ...