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JulijaS [17]
3 years ago
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Eating nonfood items like clay, erasers, and chalk during pregnancy is known by the medical name of

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Greeley [361]3 years ago
8 0
<span>Eating nonfood items like clay, erasers, and chalk during pregnancy is known by the medical name of geophagy. Pregnant women does crazy things that gives them a weird number of choices when it comes to food cravings. The main reason is to protect her and the baby from harmful microorganisms and toxins and to suffice the lack of vitamins. Clay though has a high mineral content, that is rich in magnesium, copper, iron and calcium. While it may be weird, these minerals are the fundamentals of a human diet especially during pregnancy.</span>
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