date:Mar 20, 2013
nutrition at Ohio State University.
Chewing gum can aid test performance, and xylitol-sweetened gum may reduce ear infections in children.
And because it may evoke thoughts of food and get digestive juices flowing, some people hypothesized that chewing gum could make people hungrier. However, scientists have also hypothesized the opposite -- that the act of chewing could make people feel more full and, in turn, eat less. To test that claim, the gum manufacturer Wrigley even offers grants for