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A new finding by an Australian scientists suggest, chewing gum may reduce stress and anxiety. The study was led by Andrew Scholey, a professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at Swinburne University in Melbourne. The study found that gum chewers showed a reduction in anxiety, increased alertness and reduced Stress.

Relieved Anxiety: When chewing gum, participants reported lower levels of anxiety.
Gum chewers showed a reduction in anxiety as compared to non-gum chewers by nearly 17 percent during mild stress and nearly 10 percent in moderate stress.

Increased Alertness: Participants experienced greater levels of alertness when they chewed gum.
Gum chewers showed improvement in alertness over non-gum chewers by nearly 19 percent during mild stress and 8 percent in moderate stress.

Reduced Stress: Stress levels were lower in participants who chewed gum.

The study found also that gum chewers showed a level of increase in their performance on multi-task activities. I usually dont chew gum at all, but with these findings I think I am going to change my mind and adapt the habit.

Source - Eurekalert