Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition

Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition 3(2+1)

Lesson 14:Nutritional and Food Requirements for Preschool Children

PICA

• A disorder involving repeated or chronic ingestion of non nutrient substances which includes plaster, charcoal, clay, ashes, metal ( pins/ nails/ blades), paint, earth etc.
• Age of onset is between 1 and 2 years due to deprivation.