Children who experience eating difficulties, including undereating, overeating, and fussy eating are more likely to experience pica—an eating disorder characterized by eating non-food items such as ...

Having strange food cravings is a normal part of pregnancy – in fact almost 40% of women report craving sweet and salty items during pregnancy, such as pickles and ice cream. This is perfectly fine as ...

Pica is the compulsive eating of non-foods. Source: OlegMagni/Pexels While causes of all eating disorder (ED) types have been difficult to determine, one ED in particular, Pica, is especially ...

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Our skin is often covered with tiny imperfections—blemishes, moles, cuts and spots that we're all guilty of picking at from time to time. Consider the temptation of that bulbous yellow head of a spot ...

Under-reported and less talked about, pica, an eating disorder , apparently characterised the story of Shukuru Kisonga, a 16-year-old boy from Ruvuma Region who recently made headlines for surviving ...

You may have seen someone chewing chalk, eating clay, or even craving ash, and wondered why they'd engage in such behaviour. While these actions may seem strange or unsettling, for some individuals, ...

Pica is the compulsive eating of non-foods. Source: OlegMagni/Pexels While causes of all eating disorder (ED) types have been difficult to determine, one ED in particular, Pica, is especially ...