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[QUOTE="Patty Bailey, post: 2610680, member: 2731"]
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In January of 2015, I heard about Shanice Clark. She was a 21 year old senior athlete at California University of Pennsylvania. According to the coroner, she died from choking on gum. I did a little searching and found several cases of people who died that way.

I even checked with the International Chewing Gum Association (yes there really is such an organization) and they said, [I]"As with any food product, chewing gum, in exceptional circumstances, can present a risk of choking for children and even adults."[/I]

What makes the choking problem so serious is that gum is flexible. If it gets stuck, unlike regular foods, gum tends to turn into a perfect block for your airway. When a vegetable gets lodged in your throat, you can use maneuvers like the Heimlich to force it out. But with gum, it hangs on and merely shifts it's shape to the various pressures. It's much harder to expel and is much more likely to be lethal. "
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