The HEALTH Benefits Of Chewing Gum

Chewing gum helped relieve anxiety, improve alertness and reduce stress among individuals.

The use of chewing gum was linked to higher alertness, reduced anxiety and stress, and improvement in overall performance on multi-tasking activities.

Relieved Anxiety:

Gum chewers showed a reduction in anxiety as in comparison to non-gum chewers by nearly 17 percent during mild stress and nearly 10 percent in moderate stress.

Increased Alertness:

Gum chewers showed improvement in alertness over non-gum chewers by nearly 19 percent during mild stress and 8 percent in moderate stress.

Reduced Stress:

Levels of salivary cortisol (a physiological stress marker) in gum chewers were lower than those of non-gum chewers by 16 percent during mild stress and nearly 12 percent in moderate stress.

Improved Performance:

Chewing gum resulted in a significant improvement in overall performance on multi-tasking activities. Both gum-chewers and non-chewers showed improvement from their baseline scores; however, chewing gum improved mean performance scores over non-gum chewers by 67 percent during moderate stress and 109 percent in mild stress.