Recent research is suggesting that eating dirt may help make it easier for people to lose weight. The research remains in early stages, so it is not yet conclusively known that this option can be used as an obesity treatment, but some remain hopeful.
The study about eating dirt didn’t begin as obesity research. Instead, the University of South Australia were examining the way clay dirt materials were absorbing medicine. That said, while they conducted their study, they stumbled upon a completely unexpected discovery.
