geophagy

geophagy

1. The fact that the eating of soil is also widespread in the animal kingdom suggests that geophagy may even be a natural process.

事实上，食土的习惯在动物王国里是相当普遍的，它预示着食土辟是大自然的演化过程。

2. People can often get more of these nutrients from geophagy than from taking vitamin supplements.

可能就是为什么这些食土人士经常声称土的味道是“酸的”而且喝望得到它。

3. Geophagy also has a long history in the U.S., where some eat clay and ship packages of it to relatives far from home.

吃土的做法在美国也历史悠久，有些人会吃土，还寄一包包泥土给客居他乡的亲人。

4. This may be why geophagists often claim to like the “sour taste” of dirt and to have cravings for it.It may also explain why geophagy is often most common among pregnant women and nursing mothers.

基于这种原因，可以解析食土辟的人经常在怀孕的妇女和哺乳期的母亲中较为常见的现象。

5. Yet, geophagy is actually relatively common practice in many parts of the world.

对，食土辟实际上在世界各地相对来讲是较为普遍的。

6. Yet, geophagy is actually a relatively common practice in many parts of the world.

然而，在世界上许多地方，吃泥土其实是一种相当普遍的做法，

7. Yet, geophagy is actually a relatively common practice in many parts of the world.Since people tend to be very selective about which soils they eat, the practice has also created a thriving industry.

然而，在世界上许多地方，吃泥土其实是一种相当普遍的做法，由于人们往往精挑细选自己要吃的土，吃土也造就了一个欣欣向荣的产业。

8. It may also explain why geophagy is often most common among pregnant women and nursing mothers.

这也或可解释吃土习惯为何在孕妇和哺乳的母亲身上通常最为常见。

9. Unfortunately, geophagy is also practiced to avoid hunger pains when other food is scarce.

遗憾的是，一旦其他食物缺乏，人们也吃土以避免挨饿之苦。

10. To get rid of livestock's disease of paralysis, cartilage and also can prevent pig and chicken's geophagy.

防避畜禽软骨症、瘫痪症、以及防止猪、鸡的异食癖症;

11. Geont geophagy

食土的习俗