Word: sugarless
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...pious anti-mastication public service announcements, but anyone caught selling or manufacturing so much as a stick faces a fine of up to $5,600 and one year in jail. But last-second negotiations on a U.S.-Singapore Free Trade agreement could bring bubbles back. In a compromise, sugarless gum prescribed by doctors and dentists will be legal for sale by pharmacists?although to get your fix, you'll have to wait until the free trade agreement takes effect in 2004. It's not clear if the U.S. gum lobby pushed for the change, or if Singapore is just tired...
...SHHH!) SUGARLESS CANDY Jolly Rancher, Bubble Yum and Bazooka all make sugarless batches of their delicacies, some sweetened with fruit juice. They're hard to find at supermarkets; try your local candy store. --By Desa Philadelphia
CHEW ON THIS Your personal trainer may not approve, but a new study reveals what may be the easiest way to burn off calories: chewing gum. Chomping for an hour on a big wad (half a pack, sugarless) raises the metabolic rate 19% and burns 11 extra calories. That may not sound like much, but researchers calculate that chewing every waking hour can knock off 10 lbs. a year. The experiment illustrates that even the most trivial increase in activity can affect weight. Another example: strolling at a snail's pace (1 m.p.h.) doubles metabolic rate and burns 62 calories...