[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by lostalex

14 sticks of gum didn't kill her.

14 sticks of gum every single day for many YEARS did. anything in excess can kill you, everyone knows that.

Where in the article is the timescale? I can't see one.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Where in the article is the timescale? I can't see one.

it said it caused her malnutrition low levels of nutrients, like potassium etc... you can't get mal nutrition from one day chewing gum. it must have been over a long time to get her levels that low.

It sounded to me like she was chewing gum as part of an eating disorder. many anorexics and bulimics use chewing gum to curb their hunger and satisfy their oral fixations. and malnutrition is why many people with eating disorders die, especially from lack of potassium.

(i'm a former bulimic)

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by lostalex

it said it caused her malnutrition low levels of nutrients, like potassium etc... you can't get mal nutrition from one day chewing gum. it must have been over a long time to get her levels that low.

It sounded to me like she was chewing gum as part of an eating disorder. many anorexics and bulimics use chewing gum to curb their hunger and satisfy their oral fixations. and malnutrition is why many people with eating disorders die, especially from lack of potassium.

(i'm a former bulimic)

It doesn't take years to die from malnutrition either though.
If that was a contributory factor I'm sure that would've been picked up at the autopsy?