This red residue is the telltale sign of the betel nut ... A habit passed down through generations, chewing betel nut is a time-honored custom for 10–20 percent of the world’s population.

At an annual cultural festival in East New Britain province, the tell-tale signs of betel nut chewing are ubiquitous ... Last year the inaugural No Betel Nut Day was held to educate citizens ...

Several hundred million people today practice the ancient custom of chewing betel ... still has no law regulating the import or sale of areca-nut products. A group of health professionals in ...

Betel nuts, or areca nuts ... he adds. If you do chew, Paulino recommends visiting a dentist regularly to detect early signs of oral cancer. There's literature showing that removal of the ...

Dental records of ancient Chamorros showed signs of chewing, according to Guampedia, and the deduction was that Chamorros chewed betel nut often. Paulino took part in a study titled “Areca ...

Chan resolved to kick the habit last year, when his employer temporarily transferred him to a factory overseas where there were no betel nuts available. Chan said that quitting betel nut chewing ...

despite the well-known tendency to begin chewing during adolescence. With some isolated exceptions, the story is no different elsewhere. Taiwan may be the only country where betel nut is endemic ...

The variables incorporated for analysis included the respondents' status of betel nut chewing, age ... respondents with no hypertension (blood pressure <140/90 mmHg) formed the reference ...