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What (who) is eating place - definition
![[[Silica]] in the soil that has been eaten by a woman shows up as white on this plain X-ray](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ascaris infection in X-ray image- Pica, the practice of eating soil (South Africa) (16424840111).jpg?width=200 "[[Silica]] in the soil that has been eaten by a woman shows up as white on this plain X-ray")
![Haitian [[mud cookie]] being prepared](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Haitian Dirt Biscuits.jpg?width=200 "Haitian [[mud cookie]] being prepared")
![Fatty, energy-dense foods such as [[pizza]] can counteract stress, but can create addiction problems](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NYPizzaPie.jpg?width=200 "Fatty, energy-dense foods such as [[pizza]] can counteract stress, but can create addiction problems")
Wikipedia
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Geophagia (), also known as geophagy (), is the intentional practice of eating earth or soil-like substances such as clay, chalk, or termite mounds. It is a behavioural adaptation that occurs in many non-human animals and has been documented in more than 100 primate species. Geophagy in non-human primates is primarily used for protection from parasites, to provide mineral supplements and to help metabolize toxic compounds from leaves. Geophagy also occurs in humans and is most commonly reported among children and pregnant women.
Human geophagia is a form of pica – the craving and purposive consumption of non-food items – and is classified as an eating disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) if not socially or culturally appropriate. Sometimes geophagy is a consequence of carrying a hookworm infection. Although its etiology remains unknown, geophagy has many potential adaptive health benefits as well as negative consequences.
