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Old 10-18-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Gum

Oi,
what is chewing gum? Why do people think red hot chewing gum is cancerous?
stuff's weird, eh?


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Re: Gum

There's a wiki for almost everything these days Orb, even gum:
Chewing gum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I don't know about the carcinogenic qualities of gum talked about by the people you reference, but I would imagine it has to do with artificial sweeteners (such as aspartame) rather than the gum itself.


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Re: Gum

indeed there is a wiki for just about everything.
why do you think I ask Hypography?
I like what you have to say when I ask questions.
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On a related note, I've looked up the chemical (Recaldent) that is being added to gum, that Monomer mentioned here. In the US, we can find this helpful additive in the Trident White brand.


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