"I guess people chew harder when they are sad," William Wrigley Jr. said during the Great Depression, as his gum empire kept making money while tens of thousands of businesses went bankrupt. A 1918 ...

Chewing tobacco has long been used in many regions and is often considered less harmful than smoking cigarettes. However, recent research reveals that chewing tobacco can actually cause cancer faster ...

Humans have been chewing gum for thousands of years, long after the flavor fades and without any clear nutritional benefit. The habit dates back at least 8,000 years to Scandinavia, where people ...

Sara Ali Khan says she carries chewing gum to curb hunger between meals, pairing it with nuts when cravings intensify.