Does eating ice bring down your hemoglobin or is the craving of it just a sign of low hemoglobin?

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Craving ice is a sign of an iron deficiency. You might want to ask you doctor about iron supplements or start eating more iron rich foods like broccoli.

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Eating ice is bad for your teeth. As is chewing tin foil. Try to refrain either way.

Ice cream has no effect on hemoglobin, which is the oxygen-carrying molecule of blood.

Craving ice cream might be a sign of a desire for sugar (blood glucose), or it may just be that you like ice cream.

No.Both ae not correct.

Hmm maybe you are just hot and thirsty? Hemoglobin has nothing to do with it. Have a nice tall glass of ice water.

Go to WebMD and look up "pica". This is the eating or craving of non-food items, like ice or dirt. It is a sign of something, I just don't remember what it is just now.

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