Do you think paper is a good source of fiber?
My friends eat paper and I think its gross, but do you think it might actually be good for them?
grossness...
today someone ate like 10 tissues during math class.... IT WAS NASTY!!
2006-12-06 12:59:12 · 17 answers · asked by CoUnTrY mUsIc FrEaK-a-ZoId 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I honestly think they are nuts... its not me.. my sister wanted me to ask this and my friends really do eat paper... lol its nasty... they are in jr. high
LOL
its funny and
the he who ate tissues is wierd!
2006-12-06 14:05:37 · update #1
This disorder is called pica. I am not sure if it is classified as a psychiatric disorder or a physical disorder. Some people think there is a physical basis, that the body craves some vitamin or mineral.
Here's a quick run-down on Pica.
http://www.anred.com/pica.html
Granted, paper may have some fiber, but it's got lots of chemicals in it also. Yuck.
2006-12-06 13:11:01 · answer #1 · answered by Stimpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not a healthy way to get fiber...paper is made from trees. If anything the dye and processes it goes through probably makes it unhealthy for consumption.
Good foods with fiber are beans, applies, and bran. See the link below for a fiber chart for many foods. I did a search online on 'eating paper' and basically it's considered an eating disorder but there wasn't much else about it.
2006-12-06 13:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL--it can't be nearly as good a source of fiber as a lot of food (just eat a bowl of miniwheats, for goodness sake!). But I agree--gross. I'm not sure how well our bodies can even digest paper and tissues--that stuff might be going mostly straight through them, if you know what I mean. Yuck.
2006-12-06 13:05:59 · answer #3 · answered by kacey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are better sources of fiber. What will be really funny is later when your friend is trying to pass all those tissues...too bad no one will be around to laugh then, because THAT would actually be the funny part.
2006-12-06 13:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by 123..WAIT! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm... eating paper could be a problem... I forgot what it was called. Paper is a source of fibre, but I don't think you should eat it on a regular basis.
2006-12-06 13:03:14 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
paper is made of a whole bunch of other crap than just wood fibers. there is glue, preservatives, etc. it is not good to eat it. it could lead to a lot of problems later on. unfortunatly, it sounds like your friends are just showing off. ignore them.
2006-12-06 13:11:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a source of fiber, but I wouldn't say it's a "good" source. There are supplements you could take instead.
2006-12-06 13:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by Holly W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tell her to stop and go to her Dr the body is missing something my friend's little girl was eating rock's and she took her to the Dr and they gave her some kind of pill's and she stoped it was bcuz her body was missing something that the rocks gave her so it may be the same with your friend o yeah and my friend's little girl was 4 not in school yet u dint say the age of your friend
2006-12-06 13:26:41 · answer #8 · answered by goody2shoes82001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How stupid and ignorant!
How old are you and your friends.
Guess you know my answer is NO!!
Please don't eat paper. There are better sourses of fiber to eat than paper.
2006-12-06 13:01:54 · answer #9 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are they nuts? Apparently soo
2006-12-06 13:00:18 · answer #10 · answered by colinsmom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋