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Geophagy also occurs in humans and is most commonly reported among children and pregnant women. [5] Human geophagia is a form of pica – the craving and purposive consumption of non-food items – and is classified as an eating disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) if not socially or culturally appropriate ...
Calabash chalk is a naturally occurring material composed of fossilized sea shells. However, it can be prepared artificially by combining clay, sand, wood ash and even salt. By molding and heating this mixture, the calabash chalk is obtained. [5] It is available as a powder, a molded shape or a block. [4] [5]
Ayilo, also known as ayilor, hyile, [1] and ferinkasa, is a Ghanaian term for bentonite clay. [2] [3] It is a baked solid white clay usually taken by pregnant women. [4] [5] They are usually baked into egg-shaped balls. [6] Ewes call it agatawoe/agatawe, Gas called it ayilo, English call it kaolin and the Akans call it shirew/shile.
Due to their mineral content, mud cookies were traditionally used as a dietary supplement for pregnant women and children. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] Many Haitians believe they contain calcium which could be used as an antacid and for nutrition, but this is disputed by doctors who warn of tooth decay, constipation, and other complications.
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Women, said Naguleswaran, are simply more likely to ditch meat, and to care about how their diet affects the environment and other people. It’s not your imagination. Men really do eat more meat ...
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Many animals regularly visit mineral licks to consume clay, supplementing their diet with nutrients and minerals. In tropical bats, lick visitation is associated with a diet based on wild figs (), which have very low levels of sodium, [3] [4] and licks are mostly used by females that are pregnant or lactating.