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myLot reputation of 80/100. artsyfartsygypsy (544)   ranked 687 out of 1,924 in lose weight 2 years ago

I realized not to long ago that gum actually has calories! And while thsi really shoudlnt suprise me since it has flavor and such, it kind of did. And then I got to thinking that these were just empty calories and such...
And then my sister brought up a good point when I was having this conversation with her: she said that your chewing it so you burn calories that way.
So do you infact buirn more or as much calories in chewing the gum as it gives you to start with?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 91/100. caliya (861)   ranked 1,157 out of 1,924 in lose weight   2 years ago

I have read about this before and there was even a specific gum made for you to loose weight but I don't think the amount of calories that you will loose will be that significant enough. It might help a little bit but it really helps if we include it with exercise and healthy lifestyle.

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2. myLot reputation of 93/100. kedralynn (568)   2 years ago

I often chew gum to avoid eating something unhealthy. Those few calories my gum has is nothing compared to that double fudge brownie! In doing that I think chewing gum helps promote weight loss. At least that's what those Extra commercials have been telling me lately... I'm not sure how many calories you burn chewing gum tho but you do exercise your jaw a lot... Either way, there's plenty of gums out there with very few calories per piece. So unless you're chewing a pack a day, you're probably alright.

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. daliaj (4043)   2 years ago

Chewing is an exercise to mouth, but I don't think you can burn calories by chewiing. I am not fond of chewing gum. Instead of using the chewing gum you can burn calories by just talking. It is the same exercise as chewing. Anyway, you chew when you eat food. So, we do talking and chewing while eating as mouth exercises. I don't think extra chewing is required.

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4. myLot reputation of 47/100. desabrematea (192)   2 years ago

You can burn calories when you chew gum but it is only 11 Calories that you will burn,make sure that the the gum is not sweet try a mint flavor chewing gum.


myLot reputation of 86/100. cyberbucks (113)   ranked 1,284 out of 1,924 in lose weight  2 years ago

11 calories only,its not a significant value.I think it not helps a lot to loose weight.But if keep chewing for hours means how you decide how much calorie you burn per hour while chewing gum?

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5. myLot reputation of 97/100. katsmeow1213 (7758)   ranked 1 out of 1,924 in lose weight   2 years ago

I can't say for certain, though I'm sure you do burn some calories, though it won't be enough to make any sort of a difference.

However, I'm a huge fan of the show The Biggest Loser which helps morbidly obese people lose weight, and they promote Extra Sugar Free Gum. It has 5 calories per stick and helps you curb cravings for sweets.

I say if the gum is helping you to avoid eating something very high in calories, then there's no harm. But if you're chewing gum just for the sake of it, or like as candy, then you may want to cut back or quit all together.

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6. myLot reputation of 87/100. dwyanewade03 (536)   2 years ago

I don't this is a good way of burning calories because chewing is like exercising nothing in our body. If you are serious in burning calories you should do cardiovascular activities, not chew a gum or something. I mean this is way too lazy, somewhat useless. Okay so maybe you can burn calories with it but I don't think it'll be enough for you to see results in your body.

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7. myLot reputation of 94/100. salonga (8436)   ranked 481 out of 1,924 in lose weight   2 years ago

I hope it could really burn calories! I have an obese grandchild and I've been having problem with her condition. She would not want to diet. If chewing gum would help her then I'd buy her boxes of chewing gum to start the burning.happy

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8. WhenTheDarkFloodCame (75)   2 years ago

probably not if it has calories alrady. but you can try sugarfree gum or something. i dont know but i thinkkk orbit is sugarfree sometimes. but yeah chewing isnt really going to burn off calories, i would think you'd have to chew for hours and constantly until your mouth hurts

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9. myLot reputation of 78/100. shynepapin101 (924)   2 years ago

I think there chewing gums that are fat burners, more also there is another one for nicotine addict to help reduce there level of nicotine, this one has a very small quantity of nicotine, it's ised for therapy for cigarette smokers, there are also other chewing gums which i know is filled with alot of calories, am so sure of this facts, hope you get to find the one that burns calories but most chewing gums are calories filled. Happy Mylotting

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10. myLot reputation of 5/100. pumared (509)   2 years ago

it is true.

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