GUM CHEWING BURNS CALORIES

The New England Journal of medicine suggests that it may be possible to lose weight by chewing gum.

The researchers suggest that the metabolic rate increases by up to 20% - calories burned would be 20% higher. The average calories burned were 11% per hour compared to sitting still.

The researchers found that if you did not change any other activities throughout the year, you can anticipate a 10-pound lose of weight in a year by chewing unsweetened gum.

The researchers point out that they are not promoting gum chewing as a mean to lose weight and or promoting gum chewing in general.

The point of this discussion is to indicate that a minimal amount of extra exertion can have an effect on your weight lose program.

The findings were measured by measuring the energy expended from non-obese participants chewing gum over a 12-minute time span. They then measured the energy expended not chewing gum for 12 minutes.