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Pica
Other Names:
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 Problems:
Eating disorders
Developmental disabilities
Narrower Problems:
Pagophagia
Aggravates:
Toxoplasmosis
Intestinal obstruction
Lead poisoning in the home
Subject(s):
Health Care
→
Nutrition
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST