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Is Chewing Gum Exposing You to Microplastics? OHR #530

Chewing gum and microplastics in your body.

Message From Dr. Minkoff

Watch What You Chew!

Chewing Gum Releases Up To 3,000 Microplastics In Your Mouth, Study Finds

Chewing gum may seem like a harmless habit, but a new UCLA-led study has found that it could be exposing users to thousands of microplastic particles within minutes.

The research, presented at the American Chemical Society’s spring meeting in March 2025…

Gum microplastics

Wow! I had no idea.

Well, now you know too.

Have a great week.

Dr. David I Minkoff, MD

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