Children are often not allowed to chew gum because they might swallow it. Is there a lot of harm to the child / adult body from the swallowed gum?
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Answer 1
January, 2021Not really. I even stumbled upon Malysheva's video purely by chance, where all this is clearly shown. Take 2 pieces of raw meat and place the chewed gum between them and it won't stick. As written above, it will just come out. And chewing gum is not recommended for children at all. "American neurologist John Olney proved the danger of glutamate - an amino acid and food additive that enhances taste. He discovered the phenomenon of excitotoxicity: the death of nerve cells due to their overexcitation caused by glutamate and aspartame. According to the scientist, these substances pose a great danger to the developing brain, which means, during pregnancy and then until adolescence. The periods when it is definitely worth giving up chewing gum are the last 3 months of pregnancy and the first 4 years of life. "
Answer 2
January, 2021None. Even if it gets into the stomach and does not decompose, it will come out in the usual way (by the way, it contains substances that have a slight laxative effect, so this will happen even faster). Most likely this is done because children can choke on it, and if the gum gets into the respiratory tract, then it is very difficult to remove it. Well, or just stick it somewhere, where it is not worth it.