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Popular Chewing Gum Eliminates Bacteria That Cause Bad Breath.

AScribe Business & Economics News Service, March, 2004

Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago

CHICAGO, March 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chewing gum may just be the latest in a growing list of functional foods.

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that Big Red -- the popular cinnamon-flavored chewing gum made by Wrigley's -- reduced bacteria in the mouth that cause bad breath.

The finding was presented at the recent annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research.

Given that the gum contains cinnamic aldehyde, a plant essential oil used for flavoring, the result was not surprising, said Christine Wu, professor of periodontics and associate dean for research at the UIC College of Dentistry. Wu, who searches for natural antibacterial agents...

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