2007-03-24 02:57:38 · 3 answers · asked by cambhgts1 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
it stirs up the digestive juices in the stomach, causing you to feel hungry. When you start to chew something, your stomach is signaled to start a process known as parastalsis, which means digestion. Since you don't swallow gum, the stomach is fooled and produces the chemicals necessary to digest the food it is expecting
2007-03-24 04:57:55 · answer #1 · answered by beebs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe chewing gum makes you feel hungry because as you chew and swallow (I guess just the sugar, or whatever else is in the gum) your stomach gets the message to start digesting. But there isn't really anything of substance there to digest so I think that's what youre feeling
2007-03-24 10:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by bloogirl777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I read an article on it awhile ago. Chewing gum makes you hungrier because your stomach thinks it's getting food from the chewing action. Yet it isn't getting anything so you wind up getting hungry.
2007-03-24 10:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by Katie Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋