Your body experiences many changes during pregnancy to help nourish and support your growing baby. With these changes, you may experience intense food cravings. Pregnancy cravings are harmless and ...

Nov. 3 -- (HealthDay News) -- Pica often affects children with developmental disorders, pregnant women and sometimes people with epilepsy. It's characterized by a craving to eat non-food substances, ...

Craving ice is a symptom of iron deficiency (anemia), known as pagophagia. Pagophagia is a form of pica, the impulse to eat things with no nutritional value, such as dirt, paper, or hair. Excessive ...

Thanks to hormone changes and nutrient deficiency, pregnant women often experience cravings for foods they wouldn't normally eat. But a new survey has revealed some of the cravings women experience ...

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, ...

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 ...