Benefits: beneficial to oral health; Prevent the formation of oral cancer
Disadvantages: beetle residues easily reach the lungs, which is very harmful to the lungs and respiratory tract.
Betel nut can have many benefits.
Can promote digestion, treat diseases and beautify.
But! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Attention! ! ! ! ! ! !
The World Health Organization Cancer Research Center recently warned the international community that chewing betel nut or betel nut will cause cancer.
The World Health Organization Cancer Research Center pointed out that betel nut containing tobacco can cause oral cancer, pharyngeal cancer and esophageal cancer, while betel nut without tobacco can also cause oral cancer. Areca nut contained in various areca nut products can cause a precancerous lesion of oral cavity (oral submucosal fibrosis), which may turn into cancer at any time.
It is reported that there are 390,000 cases of oral cancer (oral cancer or pharyngeal cancer) in the world every year, including 228,000 cases in South Asia and Southeast Asia, accounting for 58%. Most residents in these areas have the custom of chewing betel nut or betel nut.
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