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

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...

Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...

A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, according to researchers.

Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic gums ... Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from ...

Chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics ... it likely doesn’t much matter which they’re chewing. It might be best to stop or at least decrease the frequency.