A new study found out that chewing gum could be responsible for making people fat due to its minty taste that makes sugary food more tempting.

The study's co-author Christine Swoboda, a doctoral candidate in nutrition at Ohio State University, told LiveScience website: "The chemical change is the same reason why when you brush your teeth and then drink orange juice, it tastes bad." //
"We were also interested in seeing whether this helps with weight loss."
Swoboda and her colleague Jennifer Temple of the University of Buffalo, enrolled 44 volunteers for their study and asked each candidate to play a game in exchange for food.
Some played for pieces of fruit, while others played for crisps and sweets.
Before participating in the experiment, half of the volunteers had chewed either fruit gum or mint gum.
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The food diaries showed while chewing gum, people ate fewer meals but that they did not consume fewer calories as a result.
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