These practices involve the chewing of areca nut, often combined with betel leaves and other ingredients, and are associated with various health risks, particularly oral cancer and metabolic syndrome.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has a new law regulating afok or bweesch — lime — that is mostly used in the Pacific islands for betel nut chewing The new CNMI law regulates ...

But as the world grows aware of the health risks associated with tobacco, the exponential growth of Areca Nut – known as ... cloves or wrapped in betel leaf (pan). ‘Oral Cancer Prevention ...

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Cancer epidemic on the way Wrapped inside a betel leaf and placed ... are caused by chewing tobacco. Mouth cancer has a ...