Patient's question:
Recently, my Taiwanese relatives brought several bags of betel nuts. But my son always wants to eat them, saying they taste good. To me, they seem like something I wouldn't enjoy, yet he insists they're delicious and demands to have them all. However, I've heard that eating betel nuts isn't good for health. I wonder how much betel nuts my child can consume.Doctor's answer:
Hello! Children cannot eat betel nuts. They have a significant impact on physical and brain development. According to medical statistics, eating betel nuts is closely related to oral cancer. The incidence of oral cancer has been increasing year by year due to the rise in the consumption of betel nuts in recent years. People who eat betel nuts have a 20 times higher risk of developing oral cancer compared to the general population. It is therefore evident that eating betel nuts has a great impact on the physical health of both adults and children.