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A relevant article arguing the opposite can be found in Elizabeth's blog: "Eating Dirt is Basically Made Up" https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/JzJcgsKBf35FeuZSD/e
by jvican 4y ago
A relevant article arguing the opposite can be found in Elizabeth's blog: "Eating Dirt is Basically Made Up" https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/JzJcgsKBf35FeuZSD/eating-dirt-benefits-kids-is-basically-made-up https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/JzJcgsKBf35FeuZSD/eating-dir...
- pessimizer 4y agoNot really. Your reference is against "eating dirt" which seems to have become a popular pop-sci article shorthand for other stuff about sanitation that she says has plenty of backing. I was a filthy kid, but I didn't intentionally eat dirt (that would be weird), I ate with dirty hands.
- chihuahua 4y agoI'm told I used to eat dirt (sand, soil, etc) as a child, which upset my brother. It seems to have worked out for me - I have no allergies and can digest anything and everything, in contrast with people who proclaim that carbs make them bloat, they get tired after eating sugar, etc. I still get a good dose of dirt from frequent bike rides on dusty logging roads, where the occasional passing car stirs up dust clouds that end up in my mouth and nose.