Chewing gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into your saliva, a new UCLA study finds.

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

Learn more about the tiny particles that can come off of your gum - what is essentially a soft piece of plastic - as you chew ...