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health advisory Diet Diet 2007-11-11 21:06:02

I was a little hungry and so I thought id be a good kid and wait till dinner so i wount spoil my appitite, got a stick of sugerfree gum to stop the hunger and now I feel alot more hungry! Alot of the time I chew gum I sometimes get hungry.

Answer:

The act of chewing stimulates digestion...it gets the stomach ready to intake food. When no food actually gets put in your stomach, you get hunger cramps. Also, the sweet flavour can make people crave more sweets...especially sugar free gum (the body tastes the sweetness, expects calories from sugar, and then gets hungry when those calories don't arrive). You're better off having a big glass of water, and maybe buying some fibre pills or high fibre cereal and have some of that with a big glass of water...that will do a much better job of filling you up.

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i think its the flavor it teases your tastebuds and your stomach fills unfillfuled

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It doesn't make me hungry...I actually chew gum all day to keep from eating all day.

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When your chew gum your brain is telling your stomach to prepare for food. Its secreting enzymes which are suppose to break down the food. Without the food its basically going no where, building bile and gas, which leaves you a lot more empty than you started. This is way bad for you because this acid eats away at your stomach lining which could cause serious side effects. Hope i haven't deterred you from ever eating gum again..although it wouldn't be a bad idea:)

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Any time you chew, your brain automatically thinks that you're eating. You even produce more saliva in order to break down the food faster for your stomach!

When you chew gum, you're basically tricking your brain. It thinks that you are eating b/c you are chewing, but when nothing hits your stomach, your body gets confused; thus resulting in more hunger. :-(

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