I'm not surprised.

The ingredients in chewing gum (sugar substitutes and the such) are often pretty terrible, but even though I try to eat healthy foods, I still reach for the odd piece of gum. Sigh. But it is so soothing.

Still. It could be worse. I could smoke.

Cheers!

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Not sure about reducing stress but increasing alertness is good enough for me. I also read (in Real Simple I think) that gum is good for digestion--it keeps the digestive juices flowing in your stomach or something. I've never chewed gum and started chewing for this reason--but only Juicy Fruit as it is the only thing I could find without xylitol/sorbitol/etc, which can also cause gas (and would thus negate the digestive help!).

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I love chewing gum as it keeps me from eating too much as I am a compulsive overeater. My favorite gum is Dentyne Fire. It is a cinnamon gum that keeps it's flavor for a reasonable amount of time. I chew at least 2 packs a day. I am trying to chew less as I also chew like a cow.

I find that if I don't have a good breakfast I can't concentrate. All I keep thinking about is what am I going to have for lunch and that I am hungry.

My best tip for weight loss or maintenace in general is to eat a healthy filling breakfast and not eat donuts, muffins or bagels! I feel
eating a healthy breakfast helps me to make smarter decisions all day. If I don't eat breakfast as I want to save calories, I usually end up pigging out later in the day and making poor food choices. I
also think that flax seeds are huge in helping with weight loss.

I have the same breakfast every day. I recently lost 30 pounds following the weight watchers program http://www.weightwatchers.com and I now just am more watchful every day of what I eat. I have a
banana low fat yogurt with golden roasted flax for breakfast every day. It is filling, keeps me regular and tastes fabulous. My Weight Watchers leader recommended fitflax to me and it definitely helped
the last 10 pounds to melt off. It is a flax and chia blend and I think I read about it in O mag. They also listed a code to get 15%
off. The site is http://www.fitflax.com and the code for 15% off is FIT15

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If it helps you concentrate, perhaps we should all chew some and concentrate on who did the study?

A study done "in conjunction with Wrigley, and their Wrigley Science Institute." and it says chewing gum is good for you - MMMMMMMMmmmmmmm.

Perhaps we could get another study done by the oil industry that says driving SUVs is good for you?

Or maybe a study done by Archer Daniels Midland that says we should fund more ethanol production so they get 50% of those funds nationwide - instead of the 40% they get now?

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iz it really so????????
and v r so much told not to chew!
huh! this fact needz to be known!!!!

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I think that is great and all, but the only reason I chew gum is so I don't have bad breath whenever I talk to someone since there are people that you would not believe that they have breath that smells like a hundred year old dirty sock.

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The French covered this subject ages ago when Pierre Anonynous said "Chacun a son gout."

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