A University of Guam team is looking at developing strategies to help betel nut chewers who want to quit the risky habit. Yvette Paulino, principal investigator of the University of Guam Cancer ...

Betel nut chewing is more than just a simple habit. Throughout history, communities across Southeast Asia have used these nuts socially, spiritually, and medicinally. Wrapped in betel leaves and ...

An ongoing trial to help people quit chewing betel nut has seen success, with about 40 percent of those in an intervention program quitting within six months, researchers said during a presentation ...

Betel nut, the seed of the areca palm fruit, is often chewed inside a betel leaf with lime. The practice has been known for its psychoactive effects, including heightened alertness and euphoria.

Betel nuts, or areca nuts, have been classified as a human carcinogen, meaning that there’s sufficient evidence that they cause cancer, says Yvette Paulino, associate professor at the University of ...

Betel nut powder has been shown by a recent study to cause cancerous tumours in lab mice, and scientists are now concerned that it could have the same effect in human consumers. An immensely popular ...

I’ve never chewed betel nut, but for the sake of checking off an item on the Guam Bucket List, I figured I’d give it a try. Betel nut can be chewed on its own, but I decided to chew it the way my mom ...