Geophagia: History, Epidemiology, and Etiology

by Anil Gupta

Book Overview

Ingestion of food is a physiological process among heterotrophic organisms to obtain nutrients for survival. The consumption of soil, clay and chalk by humans is labeled as geophagia. Ancient resources and modern references deliver valuable information concerning geophagia and pica in humans. This book takes a consistent, interdisciplinary approach for reviewing this aberrant behavior, crafting its etiology, charting its health effects and identifying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032088060
• ISBN13: 9781032088068
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"