Ivan McCombs shows you exactly why you should never eat chalk in this eye-opening experiment. Watch as he explores the shocking consequences and dangers of consuming chalk, revealing what actually ...

Eating chalk may seem like a harmless childhood habit, but for some, it signals an underlying health concern. Often linked to pica, an eating disorder involving cravings for non-food items, this ...

The urge to consume non-food items like chalk and paper strikes millions of people worldwide, creating intense daily cravings that can feel impossible to resist. These seemingly bizarre desires aren’t ...

Pica is the compulsive eating of non-foods. Source: OlegMagni/Pexels While causes of all eating disorder (ED) types have been difficult to determine, one ED in particular, Pica, is especially ...

Sera Young, a reproductive and infectious diseases researcher at UC Davis Medical Center, has investigated why people eat dirt, ice, chalk and other nonfood items to see if it was related in any way ...