Archeology
Ancient Peruvian residents also have a custom of eating betel nuts.
Peru's native inhabitants had a habit of chewing coca leaves with lime from 8,000 years ago, much like Vietnam's betel nut practices.
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Cancer
Eating betel nuts increases the risk of throat cancer
Taiwanese medical experts said that those who have a habit of eating betel nut are 28 times more likely to develop throat cancer than the average person.