This is a video of an Indian girl, Pakeeza, who has Pica. It's an eating disorder where the person has an appetite for non-nutritive substances like coal, soil, paper, etc.
Fortunately, Pakeeza has not shown any health problems, even though she eats pebbles and bricks.
Little research has been done on the causes of pica. However, recently cases of pica have been linked to obsessive- compulsive disorder.
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