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There is a name for the craving of dirt or clay. It's called Pica - the craving for non-food items. The specific causes of Pica are unknown ... Right now I would suggest a daily multivitamin and good nutrition, but please do not eat dirt or clay because this is going to block absorption of iron and minerals into your body.
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wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_would_someone_crave_dirt
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Cravings for ice? Food cravings dirt? Do people eat dirt? You eat baking powder? What causes chalk cravings? Why people eat talcum powder? Why do people eat ...
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"Every time I get pregnant, I get a craving -- I have to eat it," says Joiner, 40, who has given birth to four healthy babies. ... The habit of eating clay, mud or dirt is known as geophagy. Some experts lump it into the same category as pica, which is the abnormal urge to eat coins, paint, soap or other non-food items.
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abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=1167623&page=1
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No question, telling people you eat teacups does have a way of bringing conversation to a halt. But be bold. Say to yourself, it's not weird, it's performance art. What you've got is a form of pica, the craving to eat the inedible or to eat normal food in obsessive quantities.
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www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1098/is-it-crazy-to-e...
www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1098/is-it-crazy-to-eat-clay
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In fact, people do eat earth particularly often in leaner times, like on Haiti in 2004 when slum dwellers were given flat cakes baked from butter, salt, water and dirt.
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www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,525726,00...
www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,525726,00.html
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Did eating the dirt or starch cause the anemia or did the anemia cause the craving to eat something odd? Never did figure that one out. We usually treated them by taking away the dirt, administering iron and getting a psych consult.
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www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1950392/posts
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For years scientists have tried to peg each craving with a specific nutritional deficiency. ... Geography guide, Matt Rosenberg puts it in perspective, "Most people who eat dirt live in Central Africa and the Southern United States. While it is a cultural practice, it also fills a physiological need for nutrients." He...
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pregnancy.about.com/cs/nutritioninpregn/a/aa011100a.htm
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When asked why, they might answer "I feel good when I eat it" or "I like the taste." This doesn't answer the question for us with a physiological perspective, but craving for trace elements may be the reason for eating--dirt!
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www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/8_2DirtasFood.htm
www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/8_2DirtasFood.htm
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