Tangentially related, apparently xylitol gum can reduce cavity risk by killing off bacteria (which cannot digest but cannot differentiate xylitol from regular sugar) in the mouth.

I&#x27;m just over here wondering how&#x2F;where&#x2F;when I can buy this

Alternative form of delivery required for Singapore.

Aren&#x27;t all gum based basically plastic? Including natural ones? So chewing any gum is just going to fill your body with microplastics right? I wonder if the risk offset is worth it.

I wonder if chewing mastic would be as effective?

I&#x27;m curious. HIV has been largely conquered, so why hasn&#x27;t HPV been conquered yet? Same goes for shingles.

Sounds like an ad. &quot;Eat this gum, it is so healthy.&quot;

Not worth the time of day until it can be demonstrated that there is a net health benefit. Precautionary Principle FTW.

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Bioengineered chewing gum may offer a way to fight HPV and other microbes

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