Chewing Gum While Walking Burns More Calories, Researchers Say

Walking and chewing gum, at various points in this nation's history, has served as a benchmark to gauge one's competence as a leader. Democratic vice presidential-nominee John Edwards in 2004 assured Americans that a president must possess the ability to walk and chew gum. During that same campaign, Sen. Jim Bunning boasted to Kentuckians that he could indeed walk and chew gum. Last year, Rep. Paul Ryan promised citizens that Republicans in the House, for the good of America, would colle