Some people even eat raw rice, like my best friend does. But i think he eats it because he believes it tastes good...and he likes the crunchy taste of it...like potato chips. Is that considered PICA?
the fortean times just did an article on geophagy. It is more common in the southern staes of the US. Something to do with a paucity of key minerals in the diet.
Dirt eating is rather common...more so in poorer rural areas. I remember seeing a report a few years ago about stores selling koalin, a while dirt/clay, in poor rural areas of Georgia. Here's a link to a CDC explanation http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol9no8/03-0033.htm
Is that considered PICA?
It is more common in the southern staes of the US.
Something to do with a paucity of key minerals in the diet.