It’s a little more complicated than the packaging suggests.

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Chewing gum in the modern world is profoundly inelegant. You chew it on the subway, spit it on the ground, get it stuck on someone else’s shoe, walk around with a tote bag full of wrappers that will ...

Chewing a sugar-free gum daily reduced preterm births in a large study in Malawi. The oral intervention was inspired by past research linking poor oral health and preterm birth. The gum contains ...

Xylitol, a sweetener widely used in sugar-free products such as chewing gum, candy, diet drinks and even some toothpastes and mouthwashes, is once again at the center of scientific debate. An ...

Researchers at UC Davis have identified changes in the gut microbiome that can result in an inability to digest sorbitol. Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol, is used in sugar-free gum, mints, candy and other ...

Despite the World Health Organization’s recent warning about it, aspartame doesn’t pose a cancer risk, the FDA and industry experts insist — but given that the artificial sweetener is used in many ...

The change of attitude towards sugar is one of the most important food evolutions of the last few years. In the food and beverages industry, reducing or eliminating sugar content is a necessity in ...

If you chew gum regularly as I do, you probably have a pretty strong opinion about what makes a good piece of gum. For sugar-free gums, specifically, I want something that tastes genuinely fresh ...