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

You might think chewing gum is harmless. It helps freshen your breath, keeps your jaw busy, sharpens your focus when you're ...

Chewing gum may be more than a sweet habit. It may boost endurance in athletes and help patients heal faster. However, scientists warn that kids and seniors are still left out of the evidence. Study: ...

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - I've never been much of a gum chewer. I chewed some when I was a teen-ager. That was 10 years ago. Since then I've eschewed gum chewing. But I've been thinking of chewing gum ...

Chew on this. We’ve all heard the myth that swallowed gum stays in your body for seven years. While that’s not true, it’s still generally not great to swallow it, since our digestive system can’t ...

It might come as a shock to some, but plastic has been a staple ingredient in chewing gum for decades - no wonder our parents told us not to swallow it! Now, however, the concept of having plastic in ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a lightweight and compact depository for chewed gum," said an inventor, from Redlands, Calif., "so I invented the GUM DROP. My design ...