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Someone erroniously said:

>     I believe the name of the problem associated with an abnormal  food
>craving is PICA. It may be  that you have an inadequate amount of
>chromium and vanadium in your system.

PICA is:

"An abnornal craving to consume things which are not suitable for food such
as paint or clay."

(Webster's New World Dictionary Third College Edition, 1998)

[this would also include chalk or dirt]

While PICA is an abnormal craving, it is not an abnormal craving for foods.
(Even if it is excessive craving for empty carbohydrates)

Hope this clears things up a bit,
Lynda

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