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Why Chewing Gum Is Bad

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It is well known that almost every high school in NZ are losing their minds over the battle with chewing gum. Who would have guessed that one, such tiny, irrelevant, tasteless piece of rubber can cause such controversy and create so many problems for the young consumers? Detentions, frequent meetings with your Dean, cleaning desks are some of the many punishments designed to help you cure and overcome your addiction to chewing gum. But is this really beneficial to us? It is not known by many but chewing gum is proven to bring along many benefits to the chewer. It does not only improve concentration levels but actually improves the impression others have on you but a simple piece of bubble gum could be recycled and contribute to the making of …show more content…

Parents and teachers believe that gum is something that is bad for the health due to the fact that gum is one of the only confectionary that can not be consumed. The truth is chewing gum is proven to bring along numerous benefits to the mental and physical health of the chewer. According to the British Journal of Psychology they state that “chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require continuous monitoring.” Under a test where Professor Kate Morgan did a study on 38 participants; each sitting through a 30 minute audio exam. Professor Morgan discovered that students that had chewed gum during the exam stayed focused for longer than those that didn’t. In fact chewing gum causes our heart to pump more blood to our brain due to the movement and stimulation of the jaw, more blood means more oxygen that nourishes our brains allowing them to function more efficiently. It also increases the student’s glucose levels, making the student more alert and able to pick up important details and the rhythmic chewing increases the attention of the chewer as you may or …show more content…

One of the reasons why teachers and parents disagree to chewing gum is that it gives a negative image and symbolises delinquency, thus this has resulted in gum being banned in schools to ensure students look “smart” and give the school a “good” image, the truth is that chewing gum actually makes others have a better impression towards you. In a test held by “Beldent” they asked a total of 481 people to take a test in selecting which of the identical twins was more favourable in society, during the experiment one twin was chewing gum and the other did not candidates would be asked questions and pick the twin that would fit the description the most. The results of the test showed that 78% of the people voted for the twin that was chewing gum and more favoured to be exciting, nicer and a “better” person of society overall. The long believed idea of “gum is only chewed by delinquents” or that chewing gum is disgusting is a lie that we have been told all our lives by our parents, teachers and adults. They have been oblivious to the fact that someone is more likely to approach someone that chews gum than one who is dressed up in a tie, wearing his 80’s glasses and holding his binder folder. Teachers and adults must accept the idea that chewing gum is not an immoral act! Many adults only relate gum to the sticky sick slimy “bloob” under desks all

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