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Is biting your nails bad for you?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Wikiman1996

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The area beneath the nails harbors a wide variety of bacteria and viruses, and easily picks up more from the environment. Biting your nails is an excellent way to catch every cold, flu strain, and other infection in the area. In addition to that it is hard on your teeth, and your cuticles may become infected due to damage from the biting or from bacteria in your mouth. Finally, you hands look like hell, and mark you as a nervous person with poor hygiene.

You decide if it's bad for you.

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The area beneath the nails harbors a wide variety of bacteria and viruses, and easily picks up more from the environment. Biting your nails is an excellent way to catch every cold, flu strain, and other infection in the area. In addition to that it is hard on your teeth, and your cuticles may become infected due to damage from the biting or from bacteria in your mouth. Finally, you hands look like hell, and mark you as a nervous person with poor hygiene. You decide if it's bad for you.


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