- By Poorva Karki
- Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:59 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Viral Video: Believe it or not, but seeing kids make a run for eating soil the minute their parents take their eyes off them, is not exactly rare. In fact, the condition is quite common, and it basically indicates a person’s low iron or calcium in the body. However, have you ever seen a grown adult doing the same? Well, a social media influencer went viral recently, after she shared a video of her chewing soil much like regular chocolate. The clip mostly left people giving all kinds of reactions as the woman was even seen dancing while enjoying the soil. What was further intriguing was that she especially lauded the ‘taste’ of the soil she was having, due to it being from the ‘mountains’. However, she did clarify that she later spat the soil.
The video, after getting shared, went viral almost immediately and pulled many reactions. Most people pointed out that the girl might be facing iron or calcium deficiency, while the rest warned her about the possibility of her facing kidney stones in the future.
The video was shared on Instagram, by the handle ‘aparna_devyal’. The post was captioned, “The soil of the mountains. I just spit it after piercing it, I don't do it inside. It's not tasty at all, don't bring water in your mouth.” The video was shared seven days ago and pulled 646k likes from people.
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Taking to the comment section, people shared their take. “U're having iron and calcium deficiency,” a user said. “Soil testing- no no. It's just soil tasting,” added a second person. “If someone has peed there????” added another. “Please stop doing that. This is simply putting your health at risk. Also, maybe you have some kind of deficiency,” added another.
“This is a symptom of IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA i.e. PICA, in which a person tends to eat soil, and items that are not supposed to be eaten. Get your iron levels checked,” added a fifth user. “Feeling sorry for her future partners,” added a sixth person. “This may lead you to cause kidney stones!! So plz don't try it,” added a seventh person.