I know we were all a bit put off by the shameless gum plug last week on The Biggest Loser, but it turns out that chewing gum is not such a bad idea to curb snacking.
Recent research found that chewing gum before an afternoon snack helped reduce hunger, diminish cravings and promote fullness among individuals who limit their overall calorie intake. Further more, chewing gum reduced caloric intake from snacks by 25 calories.
Fit's Tip: I don't want your dentist coming after me, so try and stick to sugar free gum.
Dries Van Noten
Matthew Williamson
Rebecca
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1I always make sure to have gum in my bag because then I can ask myself, do I just want to eat to eat or am I really hungry. Most of the time I can just chew on a piece of gum. Chewing gum for one hour can burn about 11 calories. I alway pick gum that is 5 calories for every 2 pieces. Every calorie counts.
2For me, chewing mint gum always kills my appetite, something about the taste of mint is unappetizing to me...but sometimes gum makes me ten times hungrier, whats up with that???
3Great tip but I don't think they'll approve at work, I can't really chew gum and spend the day on the phone.
4BLAH...this doesn't work. I see food? I spit out the gum and feast! lol
5BLAH...this doesn't work. I see food? I spit out the gum and feast! lol
6I'm constantly chewing gum to keep myself from snacking and binge eating. It helps SO MUCH.
7I'm hopelessly addicted to Orbit peppermint. I go through one pack every 2-3 days.
I don't chew gum because I have TMJ. So this doesn't work for me.
8chewing gum makes me hungrier!
9"Sometimes gum makes me ten times hungrier, whats up with that???"
GUM MAKES YOU HUNGRIER SOMETIMES because, if you haven't eaten in a long-ish period of time, the chewing of gum makes your brain/stomach/body anticipate food... but since all you're really doing is the mastication (c'mon, how many times do you get to use that one in a sentence!?
) your brain/body/stomach is mislead just leaving you hungrier.
Gum is good stuff! Anyone else have a 'gum brand' w/ your friends in HS?? I feel like ALL we ever chewed was that Winterfresh, hehe
10oh really? mmmmmm not sure if its gonna work for me thou
11I think I have TMJ, so I can't really do gum. I do have some Tic-Tacs, though, and I eat a couple.
12But doesn't sugar free gum give you gas? I read that somewhere on the Sugar site awhile back so sounds like a no-win situation!
13I think that the act of chewing gum looks terrible. This is one thing Oprah and I can agree about-she doesn't allow gum in her studio. As she said on her show about manners,"It's as if you had a piece of meat in your mouth, and just kept chewing it, and chewing it..." eeewww
14I chew gum at work to keep my mouth busy and to give me fresh breath. I really like Orbit Mint Mojito, but I also like any spearmint-flavored gum too.
15def distracts from food.
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