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when i was younger i used to eat the head of matches because they tasted good. now that i am an adult, i look back and wonder, oh god is that dangerous? i didn't know! i had to be about 8 or 9. yes i am talking about matches that you light candles with.
It's not quite pica as many matches are made with either sulfur and/or potassium. Two things that could have tasted salty and are nutrients possibly missing from your diet. Many people take in only half the amount of potassium as the suggested amount or DRI ( Dietary Reference Intake ). I'd call that a pretty widespread deficiency with some pretty bad consequences. Sulfur containing foods are almost as important. ( Broccoli, Spinach ). Wherever you find b12 content high in foods, you usually find Potassium and sulfur together in it as well.
BTW I used to eat the heads off matches too!
It's actually a normal occurrence for pregnant women and children to do this. Goggle it. It means they are missing certain needed things from their diet.
Unreal.
I knew there had 2 b a reason.
I grew up on the beach ..an know sand was in our water
. I wondered whether it depleted something!
When i was little I wanted to do this but I thought that my stomach would catch on fire.