Why do children pick their noses and eat the results?
436559
As bad as it sounds you have always got mucus draining down your throat either to your stomach or your lungs.It is actually not bad for you as it is not broken down by stomach acids and coats all your internal passages like barrier cream and lubricates on the way out.\nWhats bad is the dirty finger that introduces germs into the nose with direct pathways to the brain,lungs & gut.\nMost likely in pre history you snorted it back and spat it out or blew it out and wiped it on your arm.Modern man uses tissues which as you mentioned was fround on,to a point correctly as by restricting the air flow out your nose you force the bugs into your sinus passages.So if your a kid your experience with a tissue is someone pinching your nose closed and telling you to blow,WOW ears pop head hurts not good, an association with pain.Better to pick it with finger and hide evidence,and a lot will take this with them there hole life.\nMums and Dads hold the tissue loose let them blow it allover there face and mop up after, much nicer.As most cases its not the childs fault it's the trainer.
447762
It is exactly the same reason why cannibals eat clowns. Because they taste funny.
1055501
Because people like to breath air instead of chewing it.
379080
I don't know if it's healthy, but my son (age 4) does it ALL the time.  Now he's taught his little 2 yr old sister the art of eating boogies.  Must be tasty, bcuz they're pretty picky eaters.  But it's not something I'd like to try.  Eat away!
898080
to gross people out? i dont know :P
1111844
For the same reason they chew fresh, clean, shirts off of the clothes line, an opened can of chili beans out of the trash, an old rubber tire, and the neighbors petunias.\nBecause they can.\nlol\n\nThey actually have an AMAZING digestive system and for some reason, they have the ability to eat nearly anything without them dying from it.
921707
1. It creates the boogers, and we all know how much fun we have when we pick our nose.\n2. It helps the economy by making people buy tissues (when the nose starts running). \n\nWhy don't you try to be a real student?
804100
NO!!  My 3 y/o has been an aggressive booger eater for about 6 months now with no ill effect.  All boogers are; are dried up mucus from your own body, you swallow mucus all day...
53267
Hey, the kid is from my own 'material', why not? I take it a step further even...if we are somewhere and the kids got a runny nose, if nothing else is available, they'll have to use my shirt! It's on the inside, so noone has to look at it, and I usually wear long shirts, so it doesn't have to touch me...but that's when they are little, when they get older that's just gross!
319997
actually, we have different kinds of taste buds that do different things. some are only there to move food along, others have pores which entrap food and absorb the chemicals to stimulate our sensory neurons. We use our smell as well because all foods have odors that are detected by the odorant binding molecules located near the nose, superior to the roof of the mouth. To sum up your question, it has to do with the odorants binding to the receptors in the nose to send messages to the brain and also the tastant molecules being mixed with saliva to dissolve the taste to send messages to the brain. the cerebral cortex/
871402
It makes me sick when you pick your nose and eat it.
14376
they feel dirty... and cannot stand to pick it up... so everytime they sense that is not enought to empty the nose in a nice way they come to this solution... is so iritating for them to have their nose not empty...
22206
No, there is no fat in boogers (aka snot, mucus, phlegm, etc). I know a lot of small children that seem to enjoy eating them and they're not getting any fatter.
371685
Kids do because they like to put things in their mouths.
27695
Flies have lapping and sucking type mouth parts. They don't 'throw up' as in the sense humans mean it. And to be precise, they have mosaic vision i.e., they can see multiple images so they see pretty clearly where they are headed. and there feet have taste receptors. so if they land on something which they find 'tasty'... they start lapping wih their tongue to soften the food stuff and then suck the liquid in. Its more disgusting than 'throwing up'
619463
Because they think they taste good or they're retarded.
418883
Because when a person sees another do something, they instantly think of what sensations that person is having. So, they start to feel their nose itch too. Same reason laughs are contagious.