Why is wanting to chew ice a sign of anemia? Why do you wanna chew ice if you have an iron deficiency?

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Why is wanting to chew ice a sign of anemia? Why do you wanna chew ice if you have an iron deficiency?

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It’s called pica. People chew things like chalk, mud, etc. Things with no nutritional value. My mom used to do it, and then I realised it when I was taught about iron deficiency anaemia.

But nobody knows why, though.