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Chewing gum reduces snack cravings and decreases consumption of sweet snacks

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Men and women who chewed Extra® sugar-free gum three times hourly in the afternoon chose and consumed less snacks and specifically, less sweet snacks than they did when they did not chew gum. They still reached for a variety ...





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Chewing gum can reduce calorie intake, increase energy expenditure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A nutrition professor at the University of Rhode Island studying the effects of chewing sugar-free gum on weight management has found that it can help to reduce calorie intake and increase energy expenditure.


Chewing gum -- the new post-operative medicine

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created Feb 27, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

In an article recently recommended by Bradley Kropp of Faculty of 1000 Medicine, researchers find chewing gum is a simple solution to the recovery of bowel function after gastrointestinal surgery – a problem that has troubled ...


Nonstick chewing gum to become a reality

Chemistry /

created Sep 14, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (21) | comments 0

Easy-to-remove chewing gum is to become a reality, thanks to a major technological breakthrough. The announcement will be made this week at the BA Festival of Science in York, UK.


Chewing gum helps treat hyperphosphatemia in kidney disease patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chewing gum made with a phosphate-binding ingredient can help treat high phosphate levels in dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the ...


Warning over severe weight loss caused by chewing gum

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created Jan 11, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

In this week’s BMJ, doctors warn of excess sorbitol intake, a widely used sweetener in “sugar-free” products such as chewing gum and sweets.


Chewing gum associated with enhanced bowel recovery after colon surgery

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created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Chewing gum is associated with enhanced recovery of intestinal function following surgery to remove all or part of the colon, according to an analysis of previously published studies in the August issue of Archives of Su ...


Mexican labs target adulterers with DNA testing

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suspect your significant other might be cheating on you? In Mexico, numerous laboratories are now offering a way to find out for sure -- DNA tests.


Doctors create gum that helps promote tooth health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

With the help of a gum chomping machine and years of careful chemistry, University of Kentucky researchers have developed a chewing gum that can help replace toothpaste and a toothbrush, thus improving the health of soldiers ...


Sweet magnolia: Tree bark extract fights bad breath and tooth decay

Sweet magnolia: Tree bark extract fights bad breath and tooth decay

Chemistry /

created Nov 19, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

“Sweet magnolia” does more than describe the fragrant blossoms of a popular evergreen tree. It also applies to magnolia bark’s effects on human breath. Scientists in Illinois are reporting that breath mints ...


Taste sensation: Ads work better if all senses are involved

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Corporations spend billions of dollars each year on food advertising. For example, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, and McDonald's each spent more than $1 billion in advertising in 2007. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research sugges ...



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