The teacher`s problem was chalk. Instead of writing with the stuff she was eating it–five or six sticks each day. She is one of the possible millions of people who have what is called pica, the ...

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, ...

A mum is so addicted to eating clay that she has quit her teaching job to sell it. Mandisa Mayne was diagnosed with rare eating disorder, pica – which causes people to eat non-food substances – after ...

Young children are naturally curious about their environment, it is quite common for them to experiment occasionally with eating items such as those you describe. However there is an eating disorder ...

Eating chalk may seem like a harmless childhood habit, but for some, it signals an underlying health concern. Often linked to pica, an eating disorder involving cravings for non-food items, this ...