I'm underweight and my aunt told me i should stop chewing gum coz it losses appetite.
2007-03-19 09:52:32 · 10 answers · asked by Alex 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
If you chew TOO much sorbitol based gum (artificial sweetener) it can cause you to have diarrhoea and therefore not absorb nutrients so well.
The mouth stimulation by gum has been used by people who are trying to lose weight in an effort to reduce appetite. I'm not sure it is very effective.
Other than that, it's not really something to cause you to be underweight.
2007-03-19 09:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I chew gum everyday for most of the day. I can tell you it actually makes me more hungry then if I don't chew it. So no, it won't make you lose your appetite. This is a complete myth. It does however make you produce a bunch of saliva, since all gum is is rubber with a few extra things.
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2016-05-20 10:36:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people who wish to lose weight will chew gum to occupy their mouth and give them something that simulates eating without adding more calories
Your aunt probably believes if you didn't have gum in your mouth, you might put more food there instead.
2007-03-19 09:59:01 · answer #4 · answered by RNcalledEd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chewing any type of gum sends a signal to your stomach to excrete digestive juices to the stomach even if there is nothing in it. This can eventually lead to ulcers in the stomach, which are painful, and conceivable to stomach cancer which is terminal, and leads to a substantial weight loss and eventually death. SO yes chewing gum can cause you to lose weight!
2007-03-19 10:13:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is not true. continue chewing your gum !!!
2007-03-19 09:57:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myth.
2007-03-19 09:57:33 · answer #7 · answered by Neil L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope, thats jsut a myth
2007-03-19 09:56:40 · answer #8 · answered by bd_1600 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uhh no I don't think so. lol
2007-03-19 09:57:42 · answer #9 · answered by mountaingirl88 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no...
2007-03-19 09:57:06 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋