We often notice strange taste preferences in pregnant women when they combine seemingly incompatible foods with each other. Most people have long been accustomed to this, and doctors reassure, saying that this is quite normal. But there are people who like to eat glass, candles or even books.
There are 50-year-old twin sisters in the UK who have a so-called perversion of appetite. Such a disorder leads to the fact that people eat objects that are completely not intended for this. Perversion of appetite is diagnosed when a patient consumes inedible foods for a long time (at least a month), and this is not related to the traditions of his culture or age development.
For example, Adele, one of the sisters, has been eating a wax candle every day since childhood. Her sister Anita got the disorder during her pregnancy and started eating old books. At the same time, Anita claims that the older the book, the tastier it is.
The sisters say with confidence that such taste preferences do not affect their health in any way. And doctors are sure that one of the causes of this disorder is the lack of minerals in the body.
Expert opinion of the portal
Today, appetite perversion is an important medical problem, as it often leads to lead poisoning in children. Some babies, especially those who do not receive enough care and emotional warmth, begin to eat paint, plaster, paper, pieces of rope and wood, chalk or earth, rags, pencils, and more. Due to the fact that neglected children are often combined with poverty and living in old buildings, they often eat lead paint, which leads to the development of serious neurological diseases.
Appetite perversion can also be observed in children who live in normal conditions, however, as problems of eating behavior in early childhood. These include whims while eating, lack of interest in food, resistance to the request to eat faster or more. These disorders may persist throughout childhood. Sometimes during adolescence, they transform into more complex disorders, such as bulimia.
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