Disorder That Makes a Person Eat Non-Food Items More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

Pica, a disorder in which people eat non-food items, may be more prevalent than previously thought with geophagy, or eating soil or clay, more prevalent in Madagascar and other parts of the world, a new study by Harvard researchers reveals. A new Harvard study, however, is showing that pica - and particularly geophagy, or the eating of soil or clay, is far more prevalent in Madagascar, and may be more prevalent worldwide, than researchers previously thought. As ...

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