Functionally, these neurons are either motor (conducting impulses that will cause activity such as the contraction of muscles) or association (conducting impulses and permitting 'communication' between neurons within the central nervous system).
The scant research that has been done on the causes of pica suggests that the disorder is a specific appetite caused by mineral deficiency in many cases, such as iron deficiency, which sometimes is a result of celiac disease or hookworm infection.
Long Term Effects of Eating Disorders. Individuals with these disorders may experience heart problems such as an irregular heartbeat, heart attack or heart failure. In fact most of these heart problems can arise because of the lack of calcium,sodium or other minerals.hen eating disorder patterns continue for extended periods of time they can have deleterious effects on many of your other organs as well. The long term effects of someone suffering from Pica tend to be related to the substances consumed.