r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Mar 03 '25

Neuroscience Chewing different materials affects the brain and a new study found that chewing on wood (wooden tongue depressors), compared to chewing gum, led to a significant increase in a natural brain antioxidant called glutathione, and better performance on memory tasks.

https://www.psypost.org/chewing-wood-may-boost-memory-and-brain-antioxidants-study-finds/
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u/Graybie Mar 03 '25

If you eat enough you even start to turn a bit orange. 

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u/Masterjts Mar 03 '25

You have to eat like 15-20 a day (full sized carrots) for 2-3 weeks before you'd even start to see a change. Easier to just spray tan.

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u/Svrogo Mar 03 '25

You'll also diarrhea.

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u/dependswho Mar 04 '25

I love raw carrots but yes they give me cramps