Amy's Kitchen

eating sand

rickster81's picture
Posted September 6th, 2007 by rickster81
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we recently had a family vacation at the beach and i had several nice gulps of seawater while playing in the ocean.  probably had a little sand on the side.  i commented to my cousin that eating sand was probably harmless, perhaps even good for you.  assuming it's like insoluble fiber, it would pass right through your system. 

interesting, i found this artlcle about eating sand:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Eat-Sand-to-Stay-Fit-and-Preserve-Your-He...

thoughts?

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HealthWarrior's picture
On September 6th, 2007 HealthWarrior said:

haha this article is preposterous!!!!!!!!! 3 pounds of sand a day, 2 pounds in one sitting?  I guarantee she would have died the first day as indigestible sand would have clogged her digestive track.  Also, you think she could eat a breakfast after eating 2 pounds of sand????

This is certainly a joke, and obviously a very very dangerous thing to try.

rickster81's picture
On September 6th, 2007 rickster81 said:

so what do you think about a teaspoon or two?  would that be harmful?  helpful?

HealthWarrior's picture
On September 6th, 2007 HealthWarrior said:

I don't think accidentally swallowing a little bit of sand causes any serious problems.  I don't know about benefits though...

maverick's picture
On September 7th, 2007 maverick said:

hey rick,

i hereby extend an offer to provide the sand of your choice from anyplace on the u.s. eastern shores if you agree to eat a kilo of it every day for a week and let me videotape it for the benefit of the rest of the myhealthgate community.

you can even season it - with cholula or anything else you like.

Appleby's picture
On March 7th, 2008 Appleby said:

How on earth does that woman "eat" the sand?  Does she put it in water and swallow that way, sort of like taking in a mouthful of sea water?  I find the whole thing both icky and not really believable!!!!  Also how do you "flavour" sand?

You would have also thought that there would have been a photo of the woman in question?