Abstract

Chewing well and eat slowly are good habits for maintaining good health. A slow rise in blood sugar after eating can keep people away from overeating, obesity, and diabetes. In this study, we conducted a subjective self-administered questionnaire survey on chewing and a chewing ability test using chewing ability chewing gum for 34 high school students, 55 university students, and 23 middle-aged people who participated in the university festival. The chewing ability test, a chewing gum manufactured by LOTTE used. As a result, most of the participants knew xylitol and some word, the 8020 campaign (holding 20 teeth at the age of 80). Also, although many participants could bite apples with skin, a few were confident in their teeth. Many participants replied they were chewing their meals well, but a few participants bite 30 times one bite of food. Participants chewed the chew-ability gum 60 times, and the inspector judged the gum color.