Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more plastic when you chew gum.

UCLA researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into the saliva and potentially be ingested. A trade group asserted "gum is safe to enjoy." ...

Many of us don't think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you're also ...

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

Instead, opt for glass or ceramic containers whenever possible, says Woodruff. If you still own and want to use plastic ...

The answer is chewing gum — or at least, that’s what a new pilot study from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) suggests.

Surprisingly, microplastics were found in both the ... And we don’t know if chewing gum releases nanoplastics at all. The trouble is that nanoplastics are so tiny that they require specialised ...

Chewing gum can release hundreds of microplastics—or tiny plastic particles—into saliva, a new study found. While research is still emerging, microplastics have been linked to inflammation ...

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

A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into the body, according to researchers at the University of ...