Eating your own booger may boost your immune system

Sure it looks disgusting, but your boogers could have good bacteria your body needs. Photo: 123rf.com

Scientists say parents should not discourage their children from picking their noses and should allow them to eat their booger as it may help boost the immune system.

"Eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of strengthening the body's immune system," The Telegraph quoted Austrian lung specialist Professor Friedrich Bischinger as saying.