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Pica (disorder)

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Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (e.g. metal (coins, etc), clay, coal, soil, feces, chalk, paper, soap, mucus, ash, gum, etc.) or an abnormal appetite for some things that may be considered foods, such as food ingredients (e.g., flour, raw potato, raw rice, starch, ice cubes, salt)

Few studies have been conducted to measure the prevalence of pica in various populations. Two prevalence studies conducted on pregnant women in the 1990s found rates of 8.1% for pregnant African American women in the U.S. and 8.8% for pregnant women in Saudi Arabia. Rates of pica among pregnant women in developing countries can be much higher, however, with estimates of 63.7% and 74.0%

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