7 DANGERS OF CHEWING GUM YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY

A lot of people chew gum for the mint, others for its sweetness, some to keep their mouth busy, and many other reasons.There are many reasons why people chew gum, but chewing gum is actually bad for your teeth and health.
These are some of its dangers.
1. IT CAN CAUSE HEADACHES
Chewing gum for long spells can cause undue tightness in your muscles located close to your temples. This can put pressure on the nerves that supply  this area of your head, and could cause intermittent headaches.

2. GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
Chewing gum could cause you to swallow excessive air, which isn’t good for your stomach and can put pressure on your intestine. This could lead to cramps, bloating, abdominal pain and IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).

3. IT WOULD MAKE YOU CRAVE FOR JUNK FOODS MORE
Research has found that chewing gum might make you lose your motivation to eat real food and crave for junk foods instead, which isn’t good for your health.

4. IT COULD CAUSE JAW DISORDER
Chewing gum makes you overuse your muscles, and when you overuse your muscles, there’ll definitely be repercussions. As per the jaws, it could create an imbalance in your jaw muscles, and even temporomandibular joint disorder in your jaw. Overusing the muscles in your jaw could also lead to headaches, toothaches and earaches.

5. IT COULD DAMAGE YOUR TEETH
The sugar in chewing gum could damage your teeth. Most chewing gums contain preservatives, acidic flavouring and sugar — which could ruin your teeth and cause tooth decay.

6. IT HINDERS METABOLISM
Metabolism is very important, but chewing gum alters the metabolic process. Chewing gum triggers the stimulation of saliva for an unnecessarily long time, and this could alter certain metabolic functions.

7. At the end of the day, chewing gum doesn’t really give you fresh breath; it only masks bad breath for a short period.

Are you addicted to chewing gum? You might be doing yourself more harm than good.