A nutrition professor at the University of Rhode Island has just completed a study that suggests that chewing sugar free gum can help you reduce your calorie intake and increase your energy expenditures. A winning combination to be sure in the battle of the bulge.
Participants in the study who chewed gum for three 20-minute sessions in the morning consumed about 67 less calories at lunch, and did not "make up" those calories later in the day. Those same participants also expended about 5% more energy when chewing gum than when not chewing.
From personal experience, I feel like chewing gum helps me to curb my appetite somewhat. Though, I have to admit that I do look at the results of the study with a bit of healthy skepticism. The study was supported by a grant from the Wrigley Science Institute, part of the Wm Wrigley Gum Company.
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