Can You Improve Your Concentration With Chewing Gum?

A recent story covered in the Daily Mail and the Daily Express reported that chewing gum could be an excellent aid to memory. It’s a nice idea isn’t it? Many of us enjoy chewing gum on a regular basis and it would be great if doing it could actually help your cognitive abilities. The Daily Mail ran with a story that said “chomping on gum” is good for the memory and can boost your alertness by up to ten percent.

However, the fact of the matter is that this claim is based on what is actually a very small study involving only 17 healthy young adults. A study with such a small sample size means that the results need to be considered carefully and with caution. Most people chew gum whilst they are doing something else – and as such this study doesn’t prove anything of the sort.

The study was carried out by a team of researchers from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences and a number of other academic research centres in Japan. It was an experimental study that looked at whether chewing has an effect on attention and the ability to think quickly. The researchers have said that other studies have found varying results when exploring the link between chewing and functions like attention and memory.

The researchers looked at 19 healthy adults who are aged 20 to 34 years. Two of the volunteers were not included in the final analysis because they had moved during their scan. The volunteers were then made to perform a task of pressing a button depending on whether a pointer was facing left or right. They are were asked to do this both while chewing gum and not chewing gum, with researchers recording the speed and accuracy of the button presses.

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Could Chewing Gum Help You To Lose Weight?

A new chewing gum brand offers a hunger-suppressing ingredient which could help you to lose weight faster and easier than ever before. The gum contains an ingredient which is a natural protein called Slendesta – this helps you to feel full, which stops your snacking and saves calories. This gum essentially tricks your body into thinking it’s eaten, without actually requiring you to consume any extra calories. The protein is found in potato skins and enables your body to release a hormone known as cholecystokinin, which sends the brain a signal to indicate fullness.

 

The other ingredient in the gum is African mango, which is an active component that boosts the metabolism and lowers sugar levels in the blood. There have been no studies into the safety or effectiveness of the gum or slendesta. However, in recent trials, the gum has proven to be a great weight loss tool. Each piece of the gum itself contains two and a half calories, making it as low calorie as other brands on the market. Those consuming the gum are supposed to feel full within just 20 minutes of eating, and are advised to eat it when they feel hungry or thirty minutes before eating a meal.

 

Due to the natural ingredients, it is not going to increase your risk of side effects as found with other weight loss foods, such as shaking or bloating. As with any weight loss initiative, your lifestyle choices impact the amount of weight you will lose. That includes eating a balanced diet, in addition to any weight loss product, that’s packed with fruit and vegetables. Also, you should up your physical activity to burn calories, stave off weight-related health concerns such as stroke or heart disease, and improve your fitness levels. If you’re planning on changing your lifestyle drastically, you should speak to you GP in order to do it safely.

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