Geophagy is a practice of eating earthy substances (such as
clay) often to augment a
mineral-deficient
diet.
While most often seen in in rural or preindustrial societies among
pregnant women, it also occurs among children and as a psychological
eating disorder.
It is a type of disorder known as pica.
See also nutrition.
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