This might make you think twice about that next stick of gum.
Study Shows Chewing Gum Releases Thousands of Microplastics Into Body
A new study found that one stick of chewing gum releases thousands of microplastics into a person’s body.
The graduate student researchers revealed the information this week.
One of the researchers said in a statement, “Our goal is not to alarm anybody. Scientists don’t know if microplastics are unsafe to us or not.”
The statement added, “There are no human trials. But we know we are exposed to plastics in everyday life, and that’s what we wanted to examine here.