An excessive chewing gum habit can cause severe illness and weight loss, researchers warn today. Doctors found that two patients who suffered diarrhoea, malnutrition and weight loss chewed up to 20 sticks of gum a day containing sorbitol, an artificial sweetener and mild laxative used in many sugar-free gums. The man and a woman, whose cases are reported in the British Medical Journal today, underwent several tests before doctors established how much gum they consumed.
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Sugar free gum 'is a health hazard' - The Telegraph 11th January 2008
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