Is Eating Your Boogers Bad For You?
Many kids are notorious for picking their nose and eating their own boogers. Is this potentially dangerous for your health? Read More: Boogers: Myths and Facts http://io9.com/boogers-myths-and...
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Hi my little nuggets, Julian here for DNews. Picking your nose.You all do it. I know you do, don’t lie to me. But once you’ve mined your golden gobs, do wipe it in a tissue? Do you pick it and flick it? Do you…. Do you eat it? The behavior is not uncommon in kids at all, and a lot of adults still do it. Usually when no one’s looking but they do occasionally get caught on the jumbotron at sports games. But is there a reason to be ashamed of it? Or worse, could it actually be unhealthy? Well the social stigma makes sense; mucus is inherently gross. It’s stringy and sticky and drips out of you when you’re sick. Once you learn the purpose of mucus, it adds another layer to the yuck pile. Mucus’s job is to snag dirt, pollen, and pathogens. It’s...
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Hi my little nuggets, Julian here for DNews. Picking your nose.You all do it. I know you do, don’t lie to me. But once you’ve mined your golden gobs, do wipe it in a tissue? Do you pick it and flick it? Do you…. Do you eat it? The behavior is not uncommon in kids at all, and a lot of adults still do it. Usually when no one’s looking but they do occasionally get caught on the jumbotron at sports games. But is there a reason to be ashamed of it? Or worse, could it actually be unhealthy? Well the social stigma makes sense; mucus is inherently gross. It’s stringy and sticky and drips out of you when you’re sick. Once you learn the purpose of mucus, it adds another layer to the yuck pile. Mucus’s job is to snag dirt, pollen, and pathogens. It’s...
