Chewing gum – a way to suppress your afternoon cravings? - Nutrition

Chewing gum – a way to suppress your afternoon cravings?

Need to raid the vending machine for a quick pick-me-up afternoon snack? Gum could hold the key.

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29th September, 2012

Question: I struggle to stay away from sweet snacks in the afternoon. A friend suggested chewing gum, as she says it stops her sweet cravings. Is this really true? Answer: What do the Australian cricket team, daytime sleepiness and alpha brainwaves have in common? Chewing gum is the answer. But how do they relate to one another? In 2007, British researchers reported that chewing gum hourly after lunch reduced feelings of hunger and the desire to eat sweet snacks (but not salty snacks) throughout the afternoon, and subsequently reduced the gum-chewer’s ...

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