Pregnancy, Pica & Pickles
"Mothers-to-be reported cravings for odd combinations of food, the most common being pickles and peanut butter, followed by marmite and ice cream.
Other combinations mentioned included tuna and banana, and fried eggs with mint sauce."
"She said cravings for non-food items - a condition known as pica - were probably often related to smell and texture, rather than taste.
There was little evidence to support the theory that such cravings helped to satisfy a nutritional deficiency, she added, as the body was unlikely to be able to absorb nutrients from items such as coal or mud.
Ms Ford said: "Ice is a good of satisfying a craving for texture, and a non-toxic way, rather than chewing plaster off the walls, or chewing match heads, or some of the other things we have had."
BBC: Pregnancy cravings on the rise, April 28, 2008Wikipedia: Pica
Art: Fast Food III, 2007, Kang Can
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