Betel chewing remains wildly popular in Myanmar despite health concerns

Yangon (Myanmar), Aug 8 (EFE).- (Camera: Lynn Bobo). Almost every street corner in Myanmar has a stall selling kun-ya, a traditional sort of stimulating “chewing gum” made with areca nut, betel leaves, dried tobacco leaves and slaked lime paste that remains very much in fashion despite being carcinogenic and blackening the user’s teeth.
 
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