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How Many Calories Do You Burn Chewing Gum?

  “How Many Calories Do You Burn Chewing Gum?” Horace Fletcher proclaimed one of his obituaries in 1919, taught the world to chew. Also known as the “Great Masticator,” Fletcher was a health reformer who popularized the idea of chewing each mouthful more than 32 times–one for every tooth. It wasn’t put to the test,…

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Does Chewing Gum Help with Weight Loss?

  “Does Chewing Gum Help with Weight Loss?” Chewing gum may only burn about three calories an hour, but the calorie expenditure is not just your little jaw muscles at work. For some reason, gum chewing revs up your heart rate, as much as an extra 12 beats per minute after chewing two sticks of…

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Does Chewing Gum Help with Weight Loss?

“Does Chewing Gum Help with Weight Loss?” Chewing gum may only burn about three calories an hour, but the calorie expenditure is not just your little jaw muscles at work. For some reason, gum chewing revs up your heart rate, as much as an extra 12 beats per minute after chewing two sticks of gum.…

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