Does eating ice have any nutritional value?

Question

I have a habit of eating ice! I eat alot of ice! I think actually I crave it. A couple of years ago, I had an incident where I had began my menstrual cycle, and it continued non stop for 3 months. Afterwards, my doctor told me I was severely anemic and suggested I begin taking iron pills. Since then I began craving ice and can eat tons of ice in a day. Each and every day! So I was just wondering if it had anything to do with my anemia.

Answer 1

I can tell you for a fact, your ice chewing cravings is due to the anemia. I could have my periods for months at a time, then after I had my son i was severely anemic. Fortunately I'm not anymore, but while I was and was being treated by a hematologist he told me that a lot of anemic's tend to crave chewing ice. I'm not certain of how few or how many, but that's what the doctor told me. :)

Answer 2

I have craved ice for years and it was because I was anemic. As far as I know, there is nothing in ice/water that treats anemia...there are trace amounts of minerals.

Answer 3

No nutritional value in ice. It's the same as water.

Answer 4

No it doesn't have any nutritional value and yes chewing ice is associated with iron deficiency anemia.

Answer 5

If the ice is made from mineral water, there would be trace amounts of minerals - most needed by the body.

Answer 6

Ice is just frozen water. It has no nutritional value at all, but you can break your teeth from chewing on it, so you really should try to curb your addiction.
(Trust me... been there done that)

Answer 7

No. it has no nutritional value. its like drinking water. But beware, it can be rough on the teeth.

Answer 8

as much as water would. Only it is really bad for your teeth.

Answer 9

not really, it's water