Woman, 78, says her good health is down to eating two kilos of sand every day A woman who has stuffed her mouth with two kilos of sand and gravel every day for six decades says her unusual diet has kept her healthy. Kusma Vati, 78, spends hours shovelling sand into her mouth every day, and likes to chew on the walls of her own house. Kusma said: ‘I have been eating sand and gravel for around 63 years now, I love eating them and I don’t think they have any harmful effects. ‘I haven’t suffered any problems in my stomach and mouth and my teeth are absolutely fine- if anything it’s made them tougher. I can bite into the hardest stone without a problem.’ Kusma says the that she has never seen a doctor down to her daily 2kg of sand. please log in to view this image So much for five portions of fruit and vegetables.
Don't blame you, it was in The Metro after all. Although there is a medical condition called Pica where people eat non-nutritious food such as paper, plastic, KFC etc but the lady in question could also be suffering from Geophagia or Lithophagia (consumption of soil & stones respectively). As they say, nowt as queer as folk.
