Chewing gum = danger ?

Chewing gum is a sector booming ! It targets all ages : children with bubble gum, young teens with fruit chewing gum, the older with chlorophyll and those in mint strong for adults. Nothing is left to chance from marketing campaigns to placement in RADIUS (near caisses) for a chewing gum be saying good health.

Indeed, chewing gum would have virtues for our Organization as for example to improve our mood, us de-stress, to improve memory in oxygenating the brain, to help digestion after a meal (by increasing salivary secretion), or to reduce the risk of dental caries. Some most unusual chewing gum from abroad would allow even to inflate your breasts, reduce cancer and even promote erection ! Qu’en est-il de toutes ces “gommes à mâcher”, are they really as virtuous as they claim ?

And after the UFSBD (French Union for health Bucco-dentaire) chewing gum would also allow a much faster return to normal of the ph of the mouth, thus reducing the risk of developing cavities. Comme vous le verrez dans Envoyé Spécial – Mystère et Boule de Gomme (below) the integrity of the UFSBD can be controversial because in fact it is chewing gum manufacturers who fund it to the tune of 10%!

A few years ago some doctors noted that people had of severe digestive disorders (source : The Quotidien du Médecin, December 2007). The status of these persons was due to a very high consumption of chewing gum without sugar. To replace sugar, some chewing gums are composed of sorbitol, a sweetener to power sweetness also used for transient constipation. And after the British Medical Journal, 5 to 20 grams of sorbitol per day would be sufficient to cause the disorders in the intestines (toss, flatulence, acute diarrhoea, etc.) and that in the past there are risks of weight loss. You should know that chewing gum contains 1,25 Gram. Chewing gum would cause also of the aerophagia (air in the stomach) and promote ulcers !

Un des autres ingrédients “classiques” des chewing-gums sans sucres est le Xylitol (E967). It is a polyol extracted from birch bark which is a substitute for the classic sugar. It has the same sweetness and taste like sucrose (and is almost two times less caloric). D’après l’EFSA (European food safety authority) “les chewing-gums au xylitol diminuent le risque de carie dentaires chez les enfants”. Know about and xylitol in high doses exposes you to the risk of osmotic diarrhea.

Analysis of ingredients :

Nous avons repris la liste d’ingrédients d’un paquet de chewing-gums au hasard et avons mis en valeur les ingrédients néfastes ou du moins “à éviter” sur l’étiquette avec leurs descriptions au dessous. You will find you even that there are many ingredients that are harmful to the health.

Acesulfame-k E950 : sweetener 200 times more sweetness than sugar. It would be more dangerous than the saccharine and theaspartame.
Health hazard : increase of cholesterol, cancers, problems in the lungs, Hypoglycemia, etc.

(Source : www.danger-Sante.org/category/additifs-alimentaires)

Aspartame E951 : It is very used in the lights products (drinks, cakes, chewing gum, etc.)

Health risks : digestive disorders, headaches, insomnia, weight gain, joint pain, memory lapses, panic attacks, infertility, etc. (Pour la liste complète voir l’article Produits Light et Aspartame = Danger ! )

E141
Type: Dye.
Name: Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins the.
Color: Green.
Note: Chemical product. Little known safety. Avoid.

E171
Type: Dye.
Name: Titanium dioxide.
Color: White.

Note: Chemical product. Little known safety. In doubt, refrain. (Source : www.medecinesnaturelles.com)

Maltitol : cause intestinal disorders (stomach cramps, aerophagia or even diarrhea for some people). (Source : http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/nutrition/a/maltitol.htm)

Sorbitol : would cause diarrhea and large weight losses at high doses. (Source : http://avosoignons.blogspot.com/2008/01/Le-sorbitol-provoque-des-diarrhes-et.html)

Antioxidant BHA, Gum base : voir Envoyé Spécial – Mystère et boule de gomme (below)

Dans le reportage d’Envoyé Spécial vous verrez que la “gomme base” est constituée de nombreux composants chimiques pour le moins étranges tels que le lithium (used in batteries), Polyvinyl acetate (used in some glues and paints). The BHA antioxidant present in most chewing gum is when to him likely to be carcinogenic to humans, de quoi faire réfléchir…

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