Now, researchers from the Center for Public Health and the Institute for Medical Genetics at the Medical University of Vienna have shown that the practice can be harmful to the health of pregnant women who consume certain types of soil and have higher levels of lead pollution, just like their children.

• The Ancient Practice of Eating Soil Could Be Dangerous to Unborn Babies Soil naturally contains at least traces of lead and even small amounts of the body-accumulating metal…
• Soil Eating – A Pregnancy Addiction That Can Kill Doctors say many women develop iron deficiency during pregnancy and end up eating soil as a result. However, they could develop a worm…
• Pregnant women addicted to earth-eating can be dangerously deficient . Some of the side effects of eating soil include constipation and fecal plugs. Soil can also interfere with nutrient absorption and…
• Dirt Eating Why People Do It Dangers and Supposed Benefits Eating dirt can put you at risk of infection with parasitic bacteria and toxic heavy metals. Dirt containing a lot of potassium …
• Mud Eating Pica Historical Significance and More Dangers of Mud Eating Mineral Deficiency. Geophagy has been associated with iron deficiency. When you eat clay, your body cannot absorb iron…
• Nutrient Potential of Some Edible Soils in Blantyre City Malawi – PMC This soil can pose a health risk, especially near industrial … Peru and Sardinia (Italy), who eat clay with acorns and potatoes or use …
• Why do women eat earth? “Sometimes, eating soil can even cause complications, especially in pregnant women, due to a decrease in hemoglobin levels (red blood cells in our body that …