People who chew sugar-free gum after lunch consume 60 fewer
calories during their afternoon snack, one study showed.read
more BY: Dr. Debra Gray King Chewing gum is good for your teeth
… as long as the gum is sugarless. It may even be the next best
alternative to brushing when you can’t get to a toothbrush. But
sugared gum is an absolute no-no because it coats the teeth with
cavity-causing sugars. Here’s why chewing sugarless gum is good:
First, it mechanically cleans the surfaces of your teeth as you
chew. Remember playing with Silly Putty as a kid, pressing it
against newspaper to peel off the ink image onto the putty?
That’s a lot like how sugarless gum works. By repeatedly
pressing up against your teeth and then releasing, the gum pulls
off and absorbs some of the residual food buildup on your teeth.
Plus, gum has been proven to reduce plaque. Second, gum-chewing
promotes a constant flow of saliva, which has antibacterial
components that fight decay-causing bacteria. Saliva contains
buffers that neutralis