Background: Worldwide, iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency
disorder and the leading cause of anemia in children, especially in developing countries …

Background Although pica has long been associated with pregnancy, the exact prevalence
in this population remains unknown. Objectives To estimate the prevalence of pica during …

Mama Sharifa bent at the waist as much as her pregnant belly would allow to idly slap at a
fly on her ankle. Then she looked away from us.“I just eat it, that's all.” Her pink and orange …

Background There are many descriptions of the association of pica with iron deficiency in
adults, but there are few reports in which observations available at diagnosis of iron …

Background Pica and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are associated with iron depletion and
deficiency. The presence of pica and RLS was prospectively assessed in blood donors …

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia remain a major and global public health problem
that affects particularly infants, young children, and women of childbearing age in …

Introduction and objectives Pica is an eating disorder characterized by the persistent
ingestion of substances that the consumer does not define as food. The exact cause of pica …

Background and purpose: The study aims to review a condition defined by the desire to
consume ice in order to satisfy an addictive-like compulsion, rather than for purposes of …

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in children. The global prevalence
of anemia in 2010 was 32.9 percent, with the highest burden in children less than five years …

La pica es un síntoma, no una enfermedad, que se manifiesta por la ingesta persistente y
compulsiva de sustancias no comestibles como tierra, arcilla, tiza, jabón y materia fecal, o …