Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study claims that both synthetic and natural gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into saliva, ...

There's an old wives' tale that if you swallow a piece of gum, it will remain in your digestive system for seven years before your body gets rid of it. If that's the case, Parker McCollum has a lot of ...

Utah lawmakers, who voted to ban fluoride from drinking water, are considering a new cavity-prevention idea for Utahns to chew on: Giving school kids and prisoners xylitol gum three times a day. Nate ...