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  2. Pica

Pica

  • Eating of non-digestible substances

Nature

Pica is a term used to describe the desire to eat indigestible things. Typical are children who want to eat soil, chalk and other inedible items.

Broader

Eating disorders
Presentable

Narrower

Pagophagia
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Toxoplasmosis
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Health care » Nutrition
  • Content quality
    Yet to rate
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    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G4505
    DOCID
    11745050
    D7NID
    148925
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024