Craving Earth

Name: Craving Earth: Understanding Pica--The Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk
Brand: Columbia University Press
SKU: 9780231146081
Price: 4852.00 INR
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Understanding Pica--The Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk

by Sera Young

Columbia University Press

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Humans have eaten earth, on purpose, for more than 2,300 years. They also crave starch, ice, chalk, and other unorthodox items of food. Some even claim they are addicted and "go crazy" without these items, but why? Sifting through extensive historical, ethnographic, and biomedical findings, Sera L. Young creates a portrait of pica, or nonfood cravings, from humans' earliest ingestions to current trends and practices.

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