What will become of people who eat betel nut every day for a year? The truth absolutely subverts your perception.
Imagine if you've never tried betel nut and then decide to chew one every day for the rest of the year. On the first day, the taste of betel nut may make you feel bitter and astringent, and the pungent taste goes straight to the brain, as if you are drunk. Your throat may feel clogged, and it's all because of the arecine in betel nut at work. Arecine can paralyze nerves, irritate the throat, and make people feel uncomfortable.
As time goes on, by the seventh day, you'll notice that chewing betel nut becomes sweeter and sweeter, leaving you feeling refreshed every time you chew it. After a month, betel nut has become a necessity in your life. After chewing betel nut, your thinking will become clearer, and the efficiency of work and life will be greatly improved.
After three months, you will find that your demand for betel nut is increasing, and you will feel sluggish if you don't chew it. This is because arecine stimulates adrenaline and makes you feel high. However, worse consequences are yet to come. After five months, when you brush your teeth in the morning, you will notice that your teeth have become black and yellow, which is caused by the invasion of the pigment in the betel nut into the enamel. Bad breath can also get worse.
After eight months, you will find that your teeth become sensitive and you can't even bite hard objects. This is because chewing betel nut for a long time causes severe damage to the enamel and the teeth become weaker and weaker. More seriously, you may also experience early symptoms of oral cancer, such as oral fibrosis, damage to the oral mucosa, etc.
After a year, if you are still chewing betel nut every day, then these oral problems may become more serious. You may need to cut off half of your face to save your life.
So, why is betel nut still so popular in our country? Although betel nut was classified as a Class 1 carcinogen by the International Cancer Organization in 2003, the consumption of betel nut in China is still very large. In 2022, the Chinese Journal of Dental Research pointed out that by 2030, 1 million people in China will suffer from oral cancer every year due to betel nut consumption. As a major betel nut province in China, Hunan Province has as many as 2 cancer patients caused by the consumption of betel nut every year50,000 people. However, despite the fact that betel nut is so harmful, it is not banned in our country and is becoming more and more popular.
According to some data, Hainan makes an annual profit of up to 30 billion yuan from planting and transporting betel nuts. The profit of Hunan betel nut processing can reach 50 billion a year. If the state does ban betel nut, it will lose these huge profits and lead to an increase in the number of unemployed people in society. In addition, betel nut has a long history and culture in China, and Chinese began to eat betel nut and use it as a medicinal herb thousands of years ago.
Therefore, the betel nut culture has penetrated deep into China, which is one of the reasons why it is difficult for people to quit betel nut.
For the sake of people's health and happiness, they should still stay away from betel nut. If you have someone around you who chews betel nut, you should tell him the truth in time and help him quit this bad habit. With this,Let's work together to protect our oral health and cherish our own lives!