I am a ninth standard student and I want to ask that can I eat chewing gam or not.

Question

Modern chewing gum is made of butadien- based synthetic rubber. It has effect on brain. It improve working memory, episodic memory and speed of percpion. These are cognitive function of the brain. It reduces cavity formation. It prevent bad breath. It produces more bicabonate containing saliva. After saliva is swallowed in stomach it neutralise acid in oesopgagus .Possible cacinogenic but some year after prove that it is not carcinogenic. I suppose, it is not harmful.

Tarachand Meshram · Accepted Answer

Modern chewing gum is made of butadien- based synthetic rubber. It has effect on brain. It improve working memory, episodic memory and speed of percpion. These are cognitive function of the brain. It reduces cavity formation. It prevent bad breath. It produces more bicabonate containing saliva. After saliva is swallowed in stomach it neutralise acid in oesopgagus .Possible cacinogenic but some year after prove that it is not carcinogenic. I suppose, it is not harmful.

Sangeeta Malik · Answer

You can but the chewing gum should not be very sweet otherwise it will cause dental caries Nd if your mouth remains open the you ll gulp too much air.