Chalk isn’t exactly something most adults consider a delicacy. From time to time though, some adults (and many children) might find themselves craving chalk. If you feel the compulsion to eat chalk ...

Doctors explain pica, the urge to eat chalk, clay, ice or excessive spices, and why it is often linked to iron deficiency, ...

The urge to consume non-food items like chalk and paper strikes millions of people worldwide, creating intense daily cravings that can feel impossible to resist. These seemingly bizarre desires aren’t ...

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 ...

Sera Young, a reproductive and infectious diseases researcher at UC Davis Medical Center, has investigated why people eat dirt, ice, chalk and other nonfood items to see if it was related in any way ...

Hi Ilona, I wonder if you can help me. A three-year-old child at my playgroup eats chalk, plasticine, playdough, poster paint, glue and sand. Is this some kind of eating disorder or perhaps a ...