A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

Chewing a single piece of gum can release hundreds to thousands of pieces of microplastic into the saliva in your mouth—likely to go on to be swallowed. This is the warning of researchers from the University of California,

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.