It's been used for centuries as a medicinal resin, long before 'gut health' was a buzzword — but studies now back up its ...

Scientists used a clinical-grade gum in experiments to "substantially" lower viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and ...

Feeling sluggish or stressed? Popping a piece of gum might help you refocus on the task at hand — at least, that’s what some candy companies want you to believe. According to the Associated Press, ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is a ...

You chew it. You stretch it. You blow it. And, be honest, sometimes you stick it on things. But what happens to your body ...

That piece of gum you pop after lunch to keep your garlic breath at bay might be the reason why you feel bloated later in the day, at least according to one study. But is chewing gum bad for you?

Sugar-free gum with polyols such as sorbitol and xylitol is most likely to cause gas because of fermentation in the colon.

Understanding why gum chewing can make you gassy, and how to manage it, helps separate myth from science and allows you to ...

More research will be needed. Chewing gum isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of weight loss. But with more than 70 percent of adults in the United States overweight or obese, you ...

Oprah’s pet peeve of gum chewing is something she has lived with since childhood. In 2018, the media mogul appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she revealed that her hatred for the ...