And that by chewing it you are ingesting a bunch of microplastics? Please confirm if this is true. I don’t want to believe.

Side question: what alternative means is there for sustained, minty fresh breath that does not involve ingesting microplastics? (Mints don’t work that great imo, the freshness wears off too fast. Gum was my go-to. Now what is left?)

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[–] 5 points 9 hours ago

This person has absolutely no idea what they're talking about.

I linked the actual study above, but here's an article from the American Chemical Society explaining a ULCA study linking chewing gum to microplastic exposure.

https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2025/march/chewing-gum-can-shed-microplastics-into-saliva-pilot-study-finds.html

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