While many people like chewing gum, others do that to help strengthen their jaw muscles and give it a chiselled shape.

Frequent chewing may cause jaw issues like fatigue and TMJ aggravation, and some ingredients can lead to digestive problems ...

Gum chewing independently arose across different cultures and regions at different times, says Jennifer Mathews, an ...

By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or packaged sticks. The base of these chewing gums was made from natural ...

A person happily gnawing away on a large piece of gum could unleash more than 3,000 microplastic particles, according to the ...

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering found that both natural and synthetic chewing gums release ...

If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now and then, you may be biting off more than you should chew. A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release ...

Jaw pain can occur at the jaw's joint or in the muscles that control movement. There are many potential causes, and they may ...

The study found that chewing gum could release a surprisingly high amount of microplastics. On average, 100 microplastic ...