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Chewing Gum to Walk Faster and Burn More Calories?

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After bursting bubbles that chewing gum is not our next great weight loss answer, I was sent internet articles, such as these. This one even claims that walking and chewing gum, a feat in and of itself, could help men lose weight, apparently just before the next hurricane. They all refer back to this recent research study where 46 adults completed two walking tasks.1 In the ‘experimental’ task, they walked at a natural pace for 15...

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