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What’s the appeal of eating clay?
Geophagy, or the practice of eating earth, has been reported on all inhabited continents. Chioma from Lagos in Nigeria describes what it’s like to eat nzu - a type of clay.
(Image: White clay, sometimes eaten by pregnant women in rural parts of Africa. Credit: Science Photo Library.)
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