Inquest finds death by chewing gum
 

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...ng-gum-9188079

doctor says her tragic death was probably partly caused by excessive chewing of gum


this causes low salt , magnesium and calcium in her body resulting in swelling of the brain etc

Ive had some experience of over chewing gum and it gave me major sinus problems which were ignored by the doctor but discovered by the dentist who said the excessive chewing affected my jaw line blocked my sinuses thus creating excessive mucus and it also caused swelling in my jaw thus further restricting my breathing

beware excessive chewing gum, humans were made to eat and chew food which takes a short amount of time chewing, we are not designed to chew for hours....gum is an unnatural product and can be dangerous

But it wasn't chewing gum that was the root cause, it was the artificial sweeteners it contained that are being linked to her death

the articifical sweeteners were in the gum..plus the other side effects ive mentioned were probably prevalent, over chewing is dangerous

Oh God, that's something to think about, I eat alot of chewing gum as well. I never would have thought it was so damaging :/

Omg I literally chew so much gum :omgno:

I've had sinus trouble too omg :omgno:

Oh wait ok I read it and it says 16 pieces and it was the sweeteners in it that caused the low mineral levels, I have like 6 pieces a day that I'll just chew for ages

It doesn't alter the fact that chewing didn't kill her, they are linking the lack of minerals to the presence of artificial sweeteners. Its a rather large and important differentiation.

'Dr Griffiths told the inquest he would be filing a “yellow form report” to the UK’s Drug Monitoring Unit to flag up a possible harmful reaction from large amounts of everyday sweeteners such as aspartame which are in chewing gum and fizzy drinks and diet products.

He said he examined Trident chewing gum and found it to contain sweeteners like sorbitol and aspartame – ruled safe by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) here and also by authorities in the USA.'

I don't know why they're focssing so much on the brand of gum, all sugar free products use these artificial sweetners, it's been known for years that they're unsafe but the diet industry is big business.

make sure you Spit it Out
every time
we do not want to loose you

Omg I'm never chewing gum again :omgno:

There's nothing wrong with chewing gum - it is EXCESSIVE chewing of gum which is potentiality dangerous.

As with gambling, drinking of alcohol, eating - even sex - it is a lack of moderation which is the problem.

sign me up, I wanna go out like that.

:joker:

Are there warnings to be printed on packets of gum then?

Unfortunately - YES - because it seems some of the public are so moronic they NEED a nanny state to do their thinking for them.

Common Sense seems NOT to be so common now.

:laugh: Doesn't work on everybody Kyle; I've been overdoing it for decades every which way possible as often as possible - and I'm STILL here.

I don't know how anyone can excessively chew though.

I get bored of gum after about 15 minutes. :laugh: And it leaves the worst aftertaste. :yuk:

Surprised this chap is still alive...

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/207...son-chew-o.gif

Should people just assume that chewing gum will kill you, how would you instinctively know how much is too much without guidelines?
Gum is not an addictive or controlled substance, why would anyone think to limit their intake?
If it contains a substance which could be seriously detrimental to health then there should be information provided that makes the consumer aware of that, being unaware of the facts does not make anyone a moron.

We are regularly told via advertising of sugar free gum to 'eat drink chew' IS the common sense thing to do after meals to neutralise plaque acids.

lol ....its ok I think he spits it out at full time

Too much of ANYTHING is harmful to health, including Water, Salt and Labour Voters :laugh: (Joke)

Seriously Kizzy, I think that 14 sticks of gum per day, each and every day,for God knows how long, is excessive, and this 'Death By Excess' is becoming more and more frequent, from 'Slimming Product' overdoses to 'Death By Chocolate', but surely, it should be common sense to know when something's excessive.

Anyway, it looks as if we have to print warning labels on everything, then so be it.

One person dies from excessive gum chewing and now we all need a warning on the packet?

Apparently. It may be a hangover from the Blair Nanny state era though. :laugh:

No need for common sense then, the government can tell us everything we can and can't do. Sorted...