{"id":8377,"date":"2023-10-26T19:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8377"},"modified":"2023-10-26T19:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:05:55","slug":"chewing-gum-for-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8377","title":{"rendered":"Chewing Gum for Weight Loss?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If extra chewing is effective in suppressing your appetite when it comes to food, what about chewing gum as a weight-loss strategy?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As I discuss in my video <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-chewing-gum-help-with-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Does Chewing Gum Help with Weight Loss?<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, chewing gum may only <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27928114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">burn<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> about three calories an hour, but the calorie expenditure isn\u2019t only working your little jaw muscles. For some reason, chewing gum <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19627361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">revs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> up your heart rate as much as 12 extra beats per minute after chewing two sticks of gum, even if you\u2019re just sitting quietly, as you can see in the graph below and at 0:21 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-chewing-gum-help-with-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. It also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29706720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">works<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> while walking, increasing your heart rate by about three more beats per minute (and proving scientifically that people can indeed walk and chew gum at the same time).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97116\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0-21-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Does this translate into weight loss? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Researchers at the University of Buffalo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23557811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">asked<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> study participants to either chew gum before every single eating occasion or not chew any gum at all for a number of weeks. On the gum-chewing weeks, the subjects didn\u2019t just have to chew gum before each meal, but also before each snack or drink that contained any calories. That may have been too much, so the participants actually ended up eating on fewer occasions, switching from four meals a day on average down closer to three. They ended up eating more calories at each of those fewer meals, though, and had no overall significant change in caloric intake and, no surprise, had no change in weight. See the charts below and at 1:08 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-chewing-gum-help-with-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97118\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-08-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">University of Alabama researchers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22076595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">tried<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> a different tack, randomizing people to chew gum after and between meals. After two months, compared to those randomized to avoid gum entirely, no improvements were noted in weight, body mass index (BMI), or waist circumference. However, some studies have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28733151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">suggested<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that chewing gum has an appetite-suppressing effect. For example, as you can see below and at 1:51 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-chewing-gum-help-with-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, in one study, people <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28733151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ate<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> 68 fewer calories of pasta at lunch after 20 minutes of chewing gum, but other studies have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/17050036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">shown<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> differently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97120\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-51-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Whenever there are conflicting findings, instead of just throwing up our hands, it can be useful to try to tease out any study differences that could potentially account for the disparate results. The obvious consideration is the funding source. That failed University of Alabama weight-loss study was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22076595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">funded<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by a gum company, so the outcomes are not necessarily predetermined.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As well, different types of gum using different sweeteners may have contributed to the diversity of findings. As you can see in the graphs below and at 2:35 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-chewing-gum-help-with-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a study that found that chewing gum may actually <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/2359769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">increase<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> appetite was done with aspartame-sweetened gum. People reported feeling hungrier after chewing the sweetened gum\u2014and not only compared to no gum, but compared to chewing the same gum with no added aspartame. It\u2019s true that not one randomized controlled trial has ever <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22076595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">shown<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> a benefit to \u201cchewing gum as a strategy for weight loss,\u201d but they all used gum containing artificial sweeteners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97122\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-35-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There was a landmark study that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19356272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">showed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that the size of a sip matters when it comes to reducing the intake of sweet beverages. When study participants took one sip every two seconds or a quadruple-sized gulp every eight seconds, but with the same ingestion rate of 150 grams per minute, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the smaller sip group won out, satiating after about one-and-a-half cups compared to two cups when taking larger gulps, as you can see in the graph below and at 3:13 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-chewing-gum-help-with-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This is thought to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19356272\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">be<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> because of increased oro-sensory exposure, so our brain picks up the more frequent pulses of flavor and calories. But repeat the experiment with an artificially sweetened diet drink, and the effect appears to be blunted, as you can see in the graph below and at 3:38 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-chewing-gum-help-with-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> So, might a different type of gum have a different effect? The positive pasta study I discussed earlier was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28733151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">performed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> using gum sweetened mainly with sorbitol, a sweet compound that\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/6847853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">found<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> naturally in foods like prunes, and, like prunes, can have a laxative effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97124\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-13-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97126\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-38-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Case reports like \u201cAn Air Stewardess with Puzzling Diarrhea\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8942779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">unveil<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> what can happen when you have 60 sticks of sorbitol-sweetened sugar-free gum a day. Another report was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18187727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">entitled<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u201cSevere Weight Loss Caused by Chewing Gum.\u201d A 21-year-old woman ended up malnourished after suffering up to a dozen bouts of diarrhea a day for eight months due to the 30 grams of sorbitol she was getting chewing sugar-free gum and candies every day. Most people <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/6847853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">suffer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> gas and bloating at 10 daily grams of sorbitol, which is about eight sticks of sorbitol-sweetened gum, and, at 20 grams, most get cramps and diarrhea. So, you want to be careful how much you get.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bottom line is that we have no good science showing that chewing gum results in weight loss. Could that be because the studies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22076595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">used<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> artificial sweeteners that \u201cmay have counteracted\u201d any benefits? Maybe, but the most obvious explanation for the results to date \u201cis that chewing gum simply is not an efficacious weight-loss strategy\u201d\u2014and that\u2019s coming from researchers funded by the gum company itself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/how-many-calories-do-you-burn-chewing-gum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How Many Calories Do You Burn Chewing Gum?<\/span><\/b><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Watch the video to find out.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">For information on both artificial and natural low-calorie sweeteners, check out the related videos below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script>\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1582627921973608');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If extra chewing is effective in suppressing your appetite when it comes to food, what about chewing gum as a weight-loss strategy?\u00a0 As I discuss in my video Does Chewing Gum Help with Weight Loss?, chewing gum may only burn about three calories an hour, but the calorie expenditure isn\u2019t only working your little jaw &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}