Everyone’s childhood is a sentence from their mother
“Gum sticks to the intestines when swallowed”!
What exactly does a piece of gum go through in your body?
Reminder:
1. Chewing sugar-free xylitol gum after meals can stimulate saliva secretion, clean the mouth and protect teeth.
2. Often chewing gum will over-exercise the masseter muscles and make the face bigger!
3. Chewing gum can increase gastrointestinal motility and help the recovery of digestive function~
4. Chewing gum for a long time will stimulate gastric acid secretion. People with stomach problems should not chew it, otherwise it will easily aggravate the condition.
5. Chewing gum during exercise or competition can relieve tension and concentrate.
Reviewer: Ma Qin | Attending Physician of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
References
[1]”Ingredients technology – ICGA”. www.gumassociation.org. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
[2]Mestres, J (2008). “Modern chewing gum”. In Fritz, D (ed.). Formulation and Production of Chewing and Bubble Gum (2 ed.). Kennedy’s Publications Ltd. pp. 47C73.
[3]Deshpande, Amol; Jadad, Alejandro R. (2008). “The impact of polyol-containing chewing
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