Pica usually refers to the eating of things not usually considered food, such as dirt, clay, and chalk. I have not heard of chalk cravings being related to low iron levels, but I have heard that craving the chewing of ice can be a sign of low iron levels. Kathy Dettwyler _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html