Quite surprisingly, the recent medical research has come up with something remarkably different. According to the latest medical research, the habit of eating mud in babies develops a healthy immune system. Eating dirt is common in young children, aging from 1 to 6 years. It’s called “pica,” and children may eat many non-food substances including dirt, mud, clay, sand, bricks, paint chips, plaster, chalk, cornstarch, baking soda, coffee grounds, cigarette butts, ashes, match heads, rust, glue, toothpaste and animal droppings. Often pica is a result of deficiency in nutrition like not enough food, or low iron or zinc in the diet, emotional stress or a developmental problem. Nevertheless, a definite cause is not identified. Besides, some studies reveal that this is the way the young kids and babies explore the world around them but it is better to prevent them eating mud for safety purposes.
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