Re: Geophagia, Why?

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You might want to check:

Reid R M.
Cultural and medical perspectives on geophagia.
Med Anthropol; 1992 Jan; 13(4): 337-51.

There was also a review article that was published several years ago,
but I could not track it down...Public Health Reports maybe??

--Steve

Steve Fricker
rsfric00@ukcc.uky.edu

Mark Myatt <mark@myatt.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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>Brief question about dirt eating ...
>
>Does anyone know why people do this? Any background or refrences
>welcome.
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>Thanks.
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>Mark
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