AST Sports Science | Chewing Gum Can Enhance Weight Loss By Increasing Metabolic Rate as Much as 20%

Chewing Gum Can Enhance Weight Loss By
Increasing Metabolic Rate as Much as 20%

New study by researcher at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota chewing gum raises your metabolic rate by 20%, and those that chew sugar-free gun all day can burn off 11 pounds of extra weight each year.

Subjects were monitored by a machine that uses the content of exhaled air to measure how much energy the body is consuming.

During a 30-minute rest period, the researchers calculated that the test subjects were consuming 58 kilocalories per hour.

When each subject chewed sugar-free gum at 100 chews per minute for 12 minutes, the rate increased dramatically to 70 kilocalories per hour. A metronome was used to keep a steady chewing pace.

The effect of chewing gum on weight control, they said, "should not be discounted."

But they noted that a person would have to chew every waking hour for one year to lose 11 pounds. However, in this day and age every little bit helps.

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