Eating Chalk?!

Question: I just learned today my friend regularly eats chalk. He is originally from Mexico, and he says when he lived there, his mother gave him and his siblings a substance similar to chalk that they marketed to increase calcium levels. Now, since he moved to the United States, he has been eating the blackborad chalk on our lecture halls, and I think that is a little strange. I was just curious if others use chalk in this way, or if they have that custom in their own families.

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Answers: I just learned today my friend regularly eats chalk. He is originally from Mexico, and he says when he lived there, his mother gave him and his siblings a substance similar to chalk that they marketed to increase calcium levels. Now, since he moved to the United States, he has been eating the blackborad chalk on our lecture halls, and I think that is a little strange. I was just curious if others use chalk in this way, or if they have that custom in their own families.

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Well it just might be that he has developed a habit my old math teacher did it all the time, years ago. -. However, more likely his body is craving calcium. He needs to see a doctor and be tested for calcium deficiency. He may need an adjustment in his diet or medication.

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Thank you for trying to help your friend. You are obviously a caring person. Have a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. Report It

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