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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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