A first-ever study from Swinburne University in Melbourne found that chewing sugarfree gum effectively reduces anxiety by more than 17 percent during stressful situations.

The study also showed that chewing gum increases alertness and improves performance while multi-tasking.

Andrew Scholey, Ph.D., lead researcher and Professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at Swinburne University said that studies he conducted at the Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit at Northumbria University demonstrated a relationship between increased alertness and a more relaxed state.

Article from themediagame.com.au
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I have to say I chew sugarless gum on and off and have found it rather calming though have never attributed to reducing stress so significantly. Maybe worth keeping a packet in the handbag for particularly stressful moments!