[PDF.45yy] Craving Earth: Understanding Pica―the Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk

Craving Earth: Understanding Pica―the Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk

[PDF.zo76] Craving Earth: Understanding Pica―the Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk

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 | #817457 in Books |  2012-08-14 |  2012-08-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.97 x.55 x5.99l,.75 | File type: PDF | 240 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A New Passion for Pica|By CAA|A fascinating read!

Young writes in an accessible and fun way, which makes this book a great choice even for those with no previous background in pica or geophagy. I expected to find the content of the book interesting academically, but I was happy to discover how enjoyable I found reading the book itself. The entire work reads like a| |Young brings a fascinating story from the musty cupboard of old wives' tales into the bright light of science. With fluid prose, a storyteller's style, and a restless curiosity, she peels back the surface of a seemingly bizarre and idiosyncratic behavior to pr

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. In engaging detail, she describes the substance...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Craving Earth: Understanding Pica―the Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk   |  Sera Young. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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