article_snippet.sent: In a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing (stock image shown).
article_snippet.sent: And a study people were a third less likely to 'hear' it when chewing gum.
article_snippet.sent: The study was carried out by scientists at the University of Reading.
article_snippet.sent: - Stress less often than when volunteers weren’t chewing gum, or when volunteers were told to tap volunteers finger instead.
article_snippet.sent: And chewing gum also reduced the amount volunteers
article_snippet.sent: Interfering with our own “inner speech” through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely,’ said Dr Phil Beaman, from the University’s School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, who led The study.
article_snippet.sent: And chewing gum also reduced the amount volunteers
highlights_snippet.sent: In a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: And a study people were a third less likely to 'hear' it when chewing gum .
  