“Food, Science, and the Human Body” S:1 E:22 When People Eat Things That Aren’t Food

S:1 E:22 When People Eat Things That Aren’t Food Sometimes, people consume things that are not considered food, from dirt to hair to human flesh. Professor Crittenden introduces you to some of the more outlandish dietary practices around the world, including placentophagy (in which a mother eats the placenta after giving birth) and anthropophagy (also known as cannibalism).