hi just wondering but is chewing gum good for you or what?

Question

they say it isnt but who knows really they say it can be bad for your teeth my teeth are ok i think anyone think chewing is wrong

Answer 1

no its good but use the sugar free gum

Answer 2

It's the sugar that's bad.

Here's some history:
The Origins of Chewing Gum

An ancient pleasure
People have enjoyed chewing gum-like substances from very early times and in many lands. Some of these materials were thickened resin and the milky juice (latex) from certain kinds of trees. Others were various sweet grasses, leaves, grains, and waxes.

For centuries, the ancient Greeks chewed mastic gum (or mastiche, pronounced "mas-tee-ka"). This is the resin obtained from the bark of the mastic tree, a shrub-like tree found mainly in Greece and Turkey. Grecian women, especially, favored chewing mastic gum to clean their teeth and sweeten their breath.

Native American treat
From the Native Americans of New England, the early colonists learned to chew the gum-like resin that formed on spruce trees when the bark was cut. Lumps of spruce gum were sold in the eastern United States during the early 1800s, making it the first commercial chewing gum in this country. In about 1850, sweetened paraffin wax became popular and eventually exceeded spruce gum in popularity.

Chicle, the modern gum
Modern chewing gum began in the late 1860s when chicle was brought to the United States and tried as a chewing gum ingredient.

Chicle comes from the latex of the sapodilla tree, which grows in the tropical rain forests of Central America. This tree is found mainly in those parts of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize that lie within the Yucatan Peninsula.

Gum made with chicle and similar latexes soon won favor over spruce gum and paraffin gum. It made possible a smooth, springy, satisfying chew that the others lacked, and it held flavors longer and better.

By the early 1900s, with improved methods of manufacturing, packaging, and marketing, modern chewing gum was well on its way to its current popularity.

Answer 3

I have heard it is good just after a meal if it is sugarless, Think if you are going to chew it only do it until the chewing gum has lost its flavour.
I had the problem of constantly chewing, which produces lots of saliva, which in turn tells your stomach food is on its way down. This causes the acid in your stomach to increase so it can digest the food, when no food appears the stomach acid can cause problems.
I chewed bubblegum for 3 months constantly when I was a teenager for a bet, it definitely didn't do my stomach any favours.

Answer 4

sugar free chewing gum is definatley good for you. why??
it contains artifical sweetners ( such as xylitol)which are not cariogenic.that is they do not produce acid in the mouth which causes tooth decay. but in great volumes these sweetners can have a laxitive effect. but i am lead to belive only if you have 50 packets of orbit a day!!!!
the other great thing about sugarfree gum is that it stimulates saliva flow. saliva is a buffer. when the acid in your mouth reaches a certain point( typically after a sugered meal) the acid eats away at your teeth to produce decay. with an increase in saliva from chewing this critical acid level is not reached or is less because of the increased saliva levels . hence there is a shorter time for your teeth to be attacked.

Answer 5

Some chewing gums (without the sugar) are good for your teeth and breath but chewed too often can stir up stomach digestive juices which then have nothing to digest. Never looks good though.

Answer 6

sugar free orbit...amazing for teeth. Chew it after everything you eat and ur teeth will be cleaner, you may not notice this but ut dentist will. My sister has bad teeth, she heard about chewing gum, she did it for six months when she went back to the dentisit he said her teeth looked fab and were really clean he said she must be brushing them really well to have made such a difference. She was to scared to say it was gum incase he shouted tho lol

Answer 7

Chewing gum with sugar in it is just coating your teeth with sugar (not particularly good). Chewing sugar-free gum is fine, even cleans your teeth.

Answer 8

Wow didn't digitalhandout's answer go on! I don't think it's good for you - produces too much stomach acid coz your belly thinks you are gonna swallow something and then you don't. Can be bad. Looks cheap aswell - like you are chewing the cud. Very common!

Answer 9

No but it is good to just chew on it cause it makes ur teeth strong!



Love Kierra.

Answer 10

I do not think is good for you .. you take in a lot of air as you chew

Answer 11

its supposed to be good for you as long as you chew sugar free gum