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A Bad Case of Stripes is a children's book about a girl named Camilla Cream who gets stripes all over her body because she refuses to eat lima beans. The book explores themes of self-identity, peer pressure, and bullying, and is used in many classrooms to teach these lessons.
I Eat Your Skin is a 1971 American horror film about a voodoo cult and zombies in the Caribbean. It was shot in 1964 and shelved until 1971, when it was paired with I Drink Your Blood for a double feature.
Dermatophagia is a type of pica and a body-focused repetitive behavior that involves gnawing or biting one's own skin, usually at the fingers. It can be conscious or unconscious, and it may be related to other disorders such as OCD or autism.
Dietitians explain how what you eat can effect your skin, a guide to eating for healthy skin, and 6 of the best foods to eat to help promote healthier skin.
Nail biting, also known as onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It can have harmful physical and psychological consequences, and various methods have been proposed to treat it, such as bitter nail polish, behavioral therapy, and dental deterrent devices.
Trichophagia is a form of disordered eating in which persons with the disorder suck on, chew, swallow, or otherwise eat hair. It is often associated with trichotillomania, the compulsive pulling out of ones own hair, and can cause health complications such as trichobezoar or Rapunzel syndrome.
A book by Vincent Woodard that explores the homoeroticism of literal and figurative acts of human cannibalism in U.S. slave culture. The book examines the sexual nature of documented instances of flesh-eating, the consumption of Black men by white men, and the role of white women in the culture of consumption.
Weight loss is a reduction of the total body mass by losing fluid, fat or lean tissue. It can be intentional or unintentional, and can have health benefits or risks depending on the cause and the approach.