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The reason that some women develop pica cravings during pregnancy is not known for certain. There is currently no identified cause; however, according to the Journal of American Dietetic Association there may be a connection to an iron deficiency.
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www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/unusualcravin...
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/unusualcravingspica.html
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As many as 25% to 30% of kids have the eating disorder pica, which is characterized by persistent and compulsive cravings to eat nonfood items. ... Some pregnant women, for example, will stop eating nonfood items after being treated for iron deficiency anemia, a common condition among pregnant women with pica.
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kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/pica.html
kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/pica.html
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There is not a lot of research on pica, but one reports about Black women in the south with pica who ate laundry starch and clay. Your body is telling you need iron. Give it some. The paper and ice eating will stop when your iron levels near normal, which is 13 to 15 for menstruating females.
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www.dietitian.com/iron.html
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Pica (disorder) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (e.g., clay, coal, soil, feces, chalk, paper, soap, mucus, ash, gum etc.) or an abnormal appetite for some...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder)
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The diagnostic criteria ... Pica can be experienced by any socioeconomic group, There are no cultural propensity towards this disorder. While it may be associated with nutritional deficiencies such as iron deficiency anemia, pica can occur when there are no deficiencies.
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www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/pica_disorder.htm
www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/pica_disorder.htm
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Pica Practices of Pregnant Women are Associated with Lower Maternal Hemoglobin Level at Delivery; Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Volume 98, Issue 3, Pages 293-296; A.RAINVILLE...
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linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002822398000698
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LEARNING OUTCOME: To describe food cravings and dislikes of pregnant women who practiced pica and women who did not practice pica. ...
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linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002822398005197
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A) In men and postmenopausal women, pica and a poor supply of dietary iron are the most common causes of iron deficiency anemia is incorrect.
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/501548_ans5
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Serum ferritin concentrations of pica women were significantly lower during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy; ... the average values for three trimesters of pregnancy for both ferritin and mean corpuscular hemoglobin were significantly lower in pica women than their nonpica counterparts (P = 0.0001 and P = 0.017, r...
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jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/124/6_Suppl/954S
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