A nurse is conducting a prenatal nutritional education class for a group of nursing students. Which should the nurse include as the definition of pica?
a. Iron deficiency anemia
b. Intolerance to milk products
c. Ingestion of nonfood substances
d. Episodes of anorexia and vomiting
ANS: C
The practice of eating substances not normally thought of as food is called pica. Clay, dirt, and solid laundry starch are the substances most commonly ingested. Pica may produce iron deficiency anemia if proper nutrition is decreased. Intolerance to milk products is termed lactose intolerance. Pica is not related to anorexia and vomiting.
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