Chewing gum?

ShaneMac4u
ShaneMac4u Posts: 15
in Food and Nutrition
I chew gum at work. A lot. I chew on Orbit cinnamint. I have heard both good an bad about chewing gum.

From a diet standpoint, is chewing good or bad for you ?


Thanks,
ShaneMac

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  • JDHINAZ
    JDHINAZ Posts: 641 Member
    I figure I work off the cals in a piece of gum by chewing it.

    Try IceBreakers IceCubes gum. Best out there. Stays soft a long time and the consistency is excellent for max bubble blowing.
  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
    BUMP

    I only chew orbit, extra, exclipse and dentene ice.
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    I chew the heck out of some gum!!! I try to stay away from sucralose & aspartame though. I won't lose it over that but I look for xylitol.
  • randicooper1989
    randicooper1989 Posts: 15
    I like to chew gum, as well. I also look at it that I'll burn the calories that's in gum by chewing. The thing is, I'm getting ready to have a surgery and it's strongly suggested that I don't chew gum because it will put air in my stomach. :(
  • kuntry_navy
    kuntry_navy Posts: 677 Member
    I used to dip tobacco and I know gum is a hell of a lot better than that! For being 5 calories a piece, I don't sweat it
  • amandamarie7743
    amandamarie7743 Posts: 13
    I just began dieting about 2 weeks ago. I have a major sweet tooth so instead of indulging in sugar and other things that don't really contribute well to my diet I chew gum! I prefer the sugar free dessert ones like apple pie and lemon pie. They absolutely work to suppress my cravings. So good or bad? I would say the positive definetly out weighs the negative in a situation such as mine. ( not sure of your exact situation though)
  • Athena53
    Athena53 Posts: 717 Member
    I wish I could. I have a mouth full of expensive dental work and for awhile it seemed every time I chewed gum I ended up pulling off little pieces of a filling- and no dentist ever just patches it up- they drill out the whole darn thing and start over. (I realize this is good dental practice but I sure wish they could just patch it!)

    I gave up chewing gum years ago.
  • sweetcurlz67
    sweetcurlz67 Posts: 1,168 Member
    I use to chew gum a lot, but then I got TMJ, so I had to stop altogether. Enjoy it for me! :flowerforyou:

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