2023-06-25 18:19:20
Diet: is it caloric to eat sugar-free or sugar-free chewing gum?
In the confectionery department, chewing gum is the first in the top 3, ahead of sweets and lollipops. Two clans clash: the “sugar-free” and the ordinary, which therefore contain sugar.
THE sugar-free chewing gums were born in 1989 with the appearance of the Freedent® brand. The designation “sugar-free” means without sucrose or “table sugar”, which is sugar made from sugar beets or sugar cane. To obtain their sweet taste, these chewing gums contain so-called “filler” sweetenersor polyols, which are to differentiate intense sweeteners. Bulking sweeteners have a low sweetening power and provide half the calories of sucrose: which means thatthey are not calorie free. Intense sweeteners, on the other hand, have a very high sweetening power, for a negligible caloric intake.
Sugar-free chewing gum essentially contains xylitol, sorbitol or mannitol, namely bulk sweeteners. They are therefore not devoid of calories, since they provide a little less than 230 per 100g.
Sweet chewing gums, on the other hand, contain 90% sugar in the form of sucrose and 372 calories pour 100 g.
Knowing that a chewing gum weighs about 2 g, and that we rarely eat several in a row, eat a chewing gum daily, whether it is sugar-free (5 calories each) or sweetened (7. 5 calories) will have little impact on the total caloric level of the diet, and therefore on weight.
Digestion: does eating chewing gum make your stomach swell?
One of the main features of the bulking sweeteners contained in sugar-free chewing gum is that they are only partially digested and therefore have a laxative effect. They are also likely to cause digestive disorders – bloating and flatulence – responsible for the feeling of bloated belly. In addition, chewing gum promotes the production of saliva, which, once swallowed, carries with it air which causes belching and aerophagia.
Regularly chew gum, especially if they are sugar-free, so there is a risk of making your stomach swell.
Are chewing gums bad for your health?
In addition to the fact that they can disturb digestion, and that in excess, they can represent a consequent intake of sugar, potentially harmful for the line, you can’t say that chewing gum is bad for your health.
Does chewing gum make you hungry and therefore fattening?
On this thorny subject, studies follow and contradict each other. When some suggest that chewing could compensate for the feeling of hunger or reduce an irrepressible desire to eat, others maintain that it is only a decoy, and that the feeling of hunger would even be amplified next meal.
What about slimming chewing gum?
Ay department food supplements to facilitate weight loss, there are slimming or fat-burning chewing gum. They generally contain “fat-burning” plants such as guarana, maca, noix de cola (rich in caffeine), and/or chrome to curb sugar cravings.
If they can be a little help in reducing caloric intake and boosting metabolism, they don’t work miraclesand must be accompanied by a balanced diet and ideally the practice of a sports activity.
Are there any benefits to chewing gum?
Contrary to what one might think, chewing gum has several health benefits!
First, according to several studies (1), intensive chewing would reduce the level of cortisol of the body, and therefore of reduce stress.
Chewing gums allow‘increase the production of saliva and its calcium concentration, which contributes to neutralize plaque acids to prevent them from attacking tooth enamel. However, it is preferable to choose unsweetened chewing gum, since unlike sucrose (sugar), polyols are said to be acariogenic.
Among the polyols, xylitol is even known for its protective action against dental plaque. Sugar-free chewing gum would therefore be a good prevention against cavities!
Finally, chewing gum would be a very good remedy for heartburn. Chewing would indeed make saliva more alkaline, which would neutralize acids and reduce inflammation.
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