Chew chewing gum good for health?
By xtrabukxx
@xtrabukxx (6)
India
July 26, 2012 12:40am CST
I daily chew 25 chewing gum and i enjoy it, but some of my friend told me that chew a chewing gum is not good for health it can be a cause of mouth cancer and hormone dis balance, is this true can someone tell me Is it good to chew chewing gum daily?
3 responses
@Mayuko (1268)
• United States
26 Jul 12
I think the main concern is whether the gum you're chewing has sugar or not. Chewing gum with sugar could cause cavities, especially if you're chewing it for hours and hours. But if the gum is sugarless, then it would actually prevent cavities because when you chew, you're making more saliva -- I don't exactly remember the specifics, but I have heard from numerous sources that sugarless gum prevents cavities.
The only thing is the ingredient in sugarless gum can cause digestive issues like gas and diarrhea, if you have too much of it. So chewing 25 pieces of gum a day would probably cause those digestive issues. I've never heard of mouth cancer or hormonal imbalance from chewing excess gum though. It would be best to find out from a medical source if this is true.
@emdjay23 (1575)
• Philippines
26 Jul 12
as far as i know,it's okay to chew chewing gum because it can help you to avoid bad breathe but sometimes it can make you hungry because you're also swallowing air that can cause gas to your stomach so it can make u fart.you can chew chewing gum but not so much,it can also cause you lack jaw.
@Shazooo (296)
• Malaysia
26 Jul 12
Well, i am no professional, but i definitely know that chewing twenty-five chewing gums EVERYDAY aint exactly very healthy. For one thing, our human jaws are not made to chew for so long so I think it could be bad to the jaw, not only that, i have also heard that chewing gum can actually make your teeth yellow, even some of those that said its whitening. Also, chewing so much sugar can't be healthy....just my opinion.