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World Service,1 min

What’s the appeal of eating clay?

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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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