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Affects of Gum

Published on Nov 29, 2016

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Affects of Gum

By: Gabby Atto
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Bad Effects

  • Chewing gum can increase your junk food intake.
  • It can trigger a joint disorder in your jaw.
  • It can cause tooth decay/damage.
  • It can release mercury from the fillings you have in your mouth.
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Bad effects cont.

  • Chewing gum is linked to many headaches in teens.
  • Sheep byproducts are in gum to help it stay soft.
  • Gum with sugar in it can cause tooth decay.
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Ingredients to avoid in gum

  • BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
  • Calcium Casein Peptone (Calcium Phosphate)
  • Gum Base
  • Titanium Dioxide
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why do people chew gum?

  • Stress Relief
  • Freshen your breath
  • Overcome food cravings
  • For the flavor

Good Effects

  • Gum helps improve test scores if you chew it before a test - not during.
  • Chewing gum gets blood flowing to your head where it improves your memory.
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Gum study

  • A study found that chewing gum can improve concentration in visual memory tasks. The results build on previous research that established chewing gum can benefit some areas of cognition.
  • The current study involved 38 participants that were split into two groups.
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gum study cont.

  • Both groups completed a 30 minute audio task that involved listening to a list of numbers from 1-9 being read out in a random order. Researchers scored participants on how accurately and quickly they were able to detect a sequence of numbers. Participants also completed questionnaires on their mood before and after the task.
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gum study cont.

  • Research has shown that the people who chewed gum had a quicker reaction time and more accurate results than the people that didn’t chew gum.
  • “Interestingly, participants who didn’t chew gum performed slightly better at the beginning of the task but were overtaken by the end,” said study co-author Kate Morgan.
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gum study cont.

  • Scientists are not really sure why chewing gum gives you this benefit. “It doesn’t appear to depend on glucose, since sugar-free gum generated the same benefits,” reports Wired. “Instead, the researchers propose that gum enhances performance due to ‘mastication-induced arousal.’ The act of chewing, in other words, wakes us up, ensuring that we are fully focused on the task at hand. Unfortunately, this boost is fleeting.”
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works cited

  • Buczynski, Beth. "Chewing Gum Could Up Your Grade." Care2. Web. 14 Mar. 2015.
  • "Chewing Gum Negative Effects and Disadvantages." Chewing Gum Side Effects and Disadvantages. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.

works cited

  • "6 Disturbing Side Effects of Chewing Gum." Mercola.com. Web. 14 Mar. 2015.
  • Welsh, By Jennifer. "Gum-Chewing Improves Test Performance." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 16 Dec. 2011. Web. 09 Mar. 2015.