Chewing Gum

Introduction

Chewing gum is a gum with added flavors and fragrances food, intended to be chewed. Misconceptions about the chewing gum are not all true. Chewing gum poses a particular problem in the joints of the jaw or when wearing dentures. We also noticed that the sweet gum is more harmful than chewing sugarless gum. The positive effects are numerous, such as xylitol, which has the ability to stop bacterial action, the better breath; brushing teeth can be replaced by Chewing gum occasionally. Then, in the stomach, chewing gum can cause digestive problems. But it can also aid digestion in some cases and is able to dissolve in the stomach without problems. Finally, other effects were highlighted such as aspartame which can cause small, simple problems like serious illnesses. But chewing gum may also have therapeutic effects, which some might find it hard to believe. Indeed, it may prevent some cancers.

Discussion

The chewing gum has little adverse effect on our health, but the benefits are many. The TPE allows us to say that chewing gum is not harmful to our health if consumed in reasonable doses.

Effects on the environment

However, although the benefits of chewing gum outnumber the disadvantages, this hugely polluting product. In addition, many cities have their sidewalks and subways permanently damaged by old chewing gum thrown by unscrupulous consumers. To address this problem, some countries such as Singapore prohibit the consumption or face a fine. Moreover, many scientists are moving towards a greener chewing gum. One can then ask whether the negative impacts that exist on the environment could be more important than the benefits of chewing gum on our health.

Effects on health

At oral, we noticed that there were little inconveniences caused by the chewing gum. They are: The sugar in chewing gum sweet is one of the factors ...