You may not want to chew gum if you want to
lose weight.
At least that’s the conclusion of a small
study – 44 volunteers – published recently in the journal, Eating Behaviors.
In this study, the volunteers who chewed
gum did indeed eat less, but they were more likely to end up eating fewer
fruits and veggies and more prepared snacks.
The lead researcher thinks it’s something
to do with the menthol in many chewing gums in that menthol may impart a
“funny” taste to fruits and veggies.
I don’t know.
Seems to me that if you focus on losing
weight, and you want to chew gum, there’s no reason to believe it won’t work
for you despite this report.
