The persistent eating of nonfood items such as clay, laundry starch, insects, leaves, or pebbles that lasts for longer than 1 month is called:
a. Pica
b. Bulimia
c. Rumination
d. Regurgitation
A
Pica is the persistent eating of nonfood items that persists longer than 1 month and often is associated with a severe vitamin or mineral deficiency. Bulimia refers to an eating disorder that is commonly characterized by bingeing and purging; rumination is a rare disorder that refers to regurgitation and rechewing of food; regurgitation refers to partially digested food brought up into the mouth.
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