What are the damage to human health caused by betel nut

Zhejiang, Sichuan and other places have recently issued notices prohibiting the sale of betel nuts, and some places in Zhejiang will even ban the sale of betel nuts

Carcinogenic potency is the same as arsenic

The history of human consumption of betel nut is 1800 years, involving Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam and many other countries and regions, and the way to eat it is generally directly chewed or eaten

However, there has been controversy over the consumption of betel nuts

In 2004, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) under the World Health Organization listed betel nut as a first-class carcinogen, including betel nut fruit, tobacco-containing betel nut chewables, and tobacco-free betel nut chews

The causes of betel nut cancer are mainly in the following two aspects

The first is related

The second is related

Smokers are more harmful when consumed

Although betel nut has been shown to be carcinogenic, it is not a cancer that can be obtained by taking a bite, and it is unscientific to talk about toxicity without taking off the

Betel nut is hard, when people chew betel nut, the friction of betel nut fiber will cause local trauma and mucosal damage to the oral mucosa, especially the betel nut wrapped with leaves and lime is more severe

In addition, smokers make up a large proportion

This conclusion is supported

In addition to the induction of oral cancer, there are studies that show that the longer you chew betel nut, the higher

Reproductive toxicity can affect fetal development

Betel nut has another hidden danger that has attracted much attention, that is, reproductive toxicity

As early as 1985, researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo found that betel nut base had the ability to

In addition, betel nut fruit extract can significantly reduce the sperm number, activity rate and deformity rate of

Subsequently, the researchers treated the samples provided by the volunteers with 3 alkaloids with different concentrations, and the results showed that betel nut base had a significant effect on sperm motility and had a strong dose dependence

In addition, the reproductive toxicity of betel nut is also reflected in the gestation and growth of embryos and fetuses, which is manifested in the fact that betel nut can reduce the number of embryonic implants, lead to miscarriage, and have toxic side effects
on subsequent fetal growth.
Pregnant women eating betel nut made of dried fruits are also related to pediatric cerebral palsy, and it is easy to have premature fetal birth
.

Stay away from betel nuts like away from drugs

Although betel nut is carcinogenic and reproductive toxic has been confirmed by existing research, it is also a drug
.
The 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia contains betel nut, coke betel nut and other medicinal materials or drinking tablets, and points out that betel nut has been concocted with the functions of killing insects, decreasing, walking gas, relieving water, and intercepting malaria, and can be used for wet stagnation, abdominal distension, unpleasant stool, swollen water, edema and unfavorable
urination.

Therefore, betel nut has a place in the "drug circle", but the medicinal use needs to follow the doctor's advice, do not buy and use it without authorization, so as not to be symptomatic and injurious
.

It should be reminded that if someone has not eaten betel nut and just wants to taste it, it is not necessary
.
It has been listed above that it can cause cancer, reproductive toxicity and other harms, especially can not coexist with the behavior of smoking, otherwise the harm is even greater
.
If you are already addicted to chewing betel nut, you should treat it as a drug and quit it as soon as possible
.
This is not alarmist, in fact, Turkey, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Australia and other countries have classified betel nut as a drug and banned
it.

Clinical data show that more than half of oral cancer patients will die from cancer recurrence, the 5-year survival rate is only 50%, and even patients who succeed in surgery will suffer from permanent facial trauma and severe oral dysfunction
.
So, "stay away from betel nut like away from drugs and tobacco", the benefits of this initiative are enormous
.
(Edited by Li Chuang)