Pun's finished - now today's interesting fact:
Did you know that chewing a gum may make you loose 11 pound (5 kilograms) in one year.
A study made by American scientists shows that chewing a gum makes you burn 11 extra kcals per hour - this is twice as much calories as you would burn by standing instead of sitting down. This means that if you chew a gum 12 hours a day, you will in one year's time loose 11 pounds worth of body fat.
Other good things about chewing gums;
- As when chewing your mouth is filled with saliva, caries and other bacteria won't assault your teeth.
- It tastes good
- You have something to do that keeps you from thinking about what's for dinner (when you're hungry) That way you don't eat snacks etc.
Bad aspects;
- You might become addicted - which is rather expensice
- As gums promotes the production of saliva, the body prepares itself for food which means that you become hungry (I suppose this changes with time because I experience this no more; after having chewed gums more or less everyday, frequently for six months).
- Choose a sugarfree gum or else your teeth will go holey like an Emmentaler-cheese
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