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Let us talk about pica (2)

This week, I would like us to talk more about children and pregnancy pica. Before I proceed, I would like to share one unwholesome practice that has become common during food processing lately.Some ...
The mum-of-two first became aware that he liked to try and eat inedible items when he licked the Velcro in his tactile books ...
But Jess Harry, from Brymbo, Wrexham, had never heard of Pica - an eating disorder that occurs most often in children and ...
Early recognition and intervention can help both children and adults break the cycle, restore nutritional balance, and adopt healthier coping behaviours. The urge to eat chalk is not random. It is ...