We rarely stop to think about what really happens when we chew a piece of gum. Beyond the taste or the elastic texture, that simple gesture could be releasing in our mouth tiny plastic particles that ...
A recent study in the Journal of Hazardous Materials has uncovered a startling discovery—chewing one piece of gum for an hour can expose a person to over 250,000 microplastic particles. The study ...
Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...