Betel Quid Chewing and Cardiovascular Diseases: a Traditional Oral Habit with Potential New Health Issues
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Oral cancer awareness among immigrant Indo-Canadian community of Vancouver, BC.
It is routine and normal practice in Indian culture and tradition to chew betel quid (containing various amounts of betel leaf, lime, areca nut, and tobacco) after meals. The socially acceptable habit of betel-quid chewing is believed to aid digestion after food. Betel quid is also a taste enhancer and breath freshener, and is also used as traditional medicine for a variety of ailments 1,2 . Th...
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