10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEOPHAGIA»
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geophagia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
geophagia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Consuming the Inedible: Neglected Dimensions of Food Choice
Geophagia is the practice of intentional and repeated ingestion of soil or other
geological materials and has been found to occur among both animals and
humans (Abrahams 1997). Geophagia occurs all over the world, and among all
age ...
Jeremy M. MacClancy, C. J. K. Henry, Jeya Henry, 2009
2
Medical Geology: A Regional Synthesis
Geophagia can be defined as the deliberate ingestion of soil (Abrahams, 2005).
Many people around the world practice geophagia. Geophagia may be
stimulated by dietary deficiencies (Coreil et al., 2000), a cultural phenomenon
passed ...
Olle Selinus, Robert Barry Finkelman, Jose A. Centeno, 2010
3
The Ecology of Mycobacteria: Impact on Animal's and Human's ...
Geophagia is the deliberate eating of earth (Photo 5.34) containing mostly
indigestible clayish earthy matters (Trckova et al., 2004). Kaolinite is the most
common soil mineral, which together with other clay minerals and with organic
matter ...
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The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 20: Social ...
Geophagia and Pica Geophagia (or geophagy) is the intentional consumption of
earth. In Western culture, it is commonly labeled a pica, an eating disorder
characterized by the consistent consumption of nonnutritive substances such as
feces ...
Larry J. Griffin, Peggy G. Hargis, Charles Reagan Wilson, 2012
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The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders, Third Edition
3 (November 2004): S29–36. Romeis, J. C., et al. “The Genetics of Middle-Age
Spread in Middle-Class Males.” Twin Research 7, no. 6 (December 2004): 596–
602. geophagia A condition in which the patient eats chalk or earth or clay; a type
...
Dana K. Cassell, David H. Gleaves, 2009
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ILCA Annual Programme Report 1994
In order to determine the etiology of geophagia, nutrient and mineral composition
of soil, forage and blood and their interrelationships were examined. In the blood
samples, Na, Ca and Fe levels were normal, those of P and Zn were below ...
International Livestock Centre for Africa
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Calcium Hunger: Behavioral and Biological Regulation
Those authors compared the pica children with anemic children who did not
engage in pica and concluded that geophagia could be simultaneously "the
cause and the consequence" of iron and zinc deficiencies. Iron and zinc
deficiencies ...
8
Toxic Plants and Other Natural Toxicants
Discussion While deficiency of Mn has been cited as a cause of geophagia in
domestic ruminants (Kreulen and Jager, 1984), a form of geophagia is described
that apparently results from the excessive ingestion of Mn. The initial stimulus for
...
Tam Garland, A. Catherine Barr, 1998
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Child Psychopathology: Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical ...
Severance, Holt, Patrone, and Chapman (1988) reported a case study of a 43-
year-old Black woman in North Carolina with a 25-year history of geophagia
involving the ingestion of more than a cup of clay per day. Six months before
hospital ...
Stephen R. Hooper, George W. Hynd, Richard E. Mattison, 2013
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Toxocara: The Enigmatic Parasite
(1975) 1980 10 mo M Pennsylvania Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis
Geophagia Fatal Huff etal. (1984) 1984 18 mo M Illinois Eosinophilic
meningoencephalitis Geophagia, Down's syndrome Fatal Fox etal. (1985) 1990
29 yr M California ...
Celia Holland, H. V. Smith, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEOPHAGIA»
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geophagia is used in the context of the following news items.
Grouse Count Plummets in NPL Breeding Complex
They discovered geophagia — dirt-eating by wintering grouse — and found and charted locations of new breeding leks. The SGIT panel hopes ... «Sheridan Media, May 15»
The dirty truth is about to be exposed
According to “Dixie's Forgotten People: the South's Poor Whites,” geophagia (eating dirt) was common among poor whites in the Southeastern ... «DeSoto Times Today, Apr 15»
Expectant mothers shouldn't eat dothi
The American Psychiatric Association defines pica or geophagia as the persistent eating of non-nutritive substances that is inappropriate to ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Bears player tells fans to eat dirt, I agree to do so
Officially called geophagia, the consumption of dirt is believed by some to clear toxins from the body. There are also cultures in which pregnant ... «Chicago Tribune, Oct 14»
When pregnancy comes down to earth
The practice of eating sand is called geophagia. Most women surveyed at the hospital who admitted to eating soil had bought it from street ... «Times LIVE, Aug 14»
New BLM plan weighs sage grouse and oil in Wyoming
The purpose of the “geophagia” hasn't been definitively determined. Winter study of grouse habits is an ongoing task statewide, being ... «High Country News, Jul 14»
BLM mixes oil, grouse in Lander plan
The purpose of the “geophagia” hasn't been definitively determined. Winter study of grouse habits is an ongoing task statewide, being ... «WyoFile, Jul 14»
Actress Shailene Woodley Eats Clay—And It's Not That Weird
Clay-eating, or geophagia, has a very long, very global, history. In ancient Greece and Rome clay tablets were traded as medicine and cures ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, May 14»
Ravenous? Sick? Eat Some Good Georgia Dirt But Do So With …
It's referred to as “geophagy” or “geophagia.” From the ancient Greeks to Native Americans, cultures have long practiced geophagy. Women ... «Lincolnton Journal, Apr 14»
Here's Why You Shouldn't Eat Clay (We're Looking At You, Shailene …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophagia. Reply · Like. · April 19 at 3:01pm · Brett Kulsavage · Denver, Colorado. And additionally, Know your ... «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
