Many places are demanding that betel nut be removed from shelves! Hainan Betel Nut Association responded: Why does betel nut cause cancer?

The reason why betel nut can cause oral cancer is because the arecoline contained in betel nut is a first-level carcinogen.

my country's betel nut industry has reached a scale of 100 billion and is still expanding. In particular, some cities in Hunan and Hainan have even derived an economic development model based on the betel nut industry. Some cities have launched betel nut production as a slogan to sell large quantities of betel nut to other parts of the country. Many places are demanding that betel nut be removed from shelves! Hainan Betel Nut Association responded.

So far, many regions have requested that betel nut be removed from the shelves and sales to the outside world are prohibited. Regarding this matter, the Hainan Betel Nut Association also gave a positive response. He said that in the future betel nut sales work, the supervision and management of the betel nut industry will be strengthened. It will ensure that no violation of relevant laws will occur, and the scale of betel nut production will also be strictly limited, and sales will not go into cities without permission. Betel nut is a carcinogen.

Betel nut is a carcinogen recognized by countries around the world, and it is only the arecoline in betel nut. Arecoline can directly cause fibrosis of the oral mucosa and further lead to the occurrence of oral cancer. And according to current hospital data, it is clear that the number of new oral cancer patients in our country is increasing every year. And the vast majority of oral cancer patients are caused by long-term chewing of betel nut. It can be seen that betel nut has become an important factor in the occurrence of stomatitis. Strengthen the sales and management of betel nuts.

In view of the harm caused by betel nut to the human body, I believe that various regional governments should strengthen the sales and management of betel nut. Especially for governments in cities that have banned the sale of betel nut, they must impose strict penalties on merchants who sell betel nut. Any behavior that violates relevant laws and regulations and sells betel nuts to the general public in the name of food will be severely punished by relevant departments. A comprehensive ban on the sale and production of betel nuts should also be actively promoted in all regions across the country, and promotion efforts should be intensified.