A Welsh mom says she has to constantly monitor her 3-year-old daughter, who has autism and pica, to stop her from munching on potentially dangerous items around the house. Stacey A'Hearne / SWNS A ...

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PICA syndrome is a rare eating disorder that triggers cravings for objects that are not edible. While research into the condition is still in its infancy, patients still have the option of undertaking ...

Pica is eating something that is not food–notably in large quantities and on a regular basis. What do people who have pica eat? The list is a long one: ashes, balloons, chalk, metal, grass, crayons, ...

Remember in school or college, a lot was often talked about that one child or those few children who had the unusual habit of ...

Pica is the compulsive eating of non-foods. Source: OlegMagni/Pexels While causes of all eating disorder (ED) types have been difficult to determine, one ED in particular, Pica, is especially ...

Pica sufferers have compulsion to eat things that aren't food Oct. 17, 2011— -- Natalie Hayhurst looks like your average adorable 3-year-old. She plays with makeup, loves Justin Bieber, and loves ...

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, ...

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 ...