Chinese medicine has advocated it for centuries.
In theory, the trend seems to make some sense.
Why do people eat their placenta?
(Nevereat another womans; placentas aren’t sterile, so theres a risk of disease.)
Proponents also point out that most other mammals routinely eat their placentas.
What are the benefits of eating the placenta?
The truth is theres not much evidence that the practice actually benefits humans.
But no studies have looked at the possible risks, if any, of ingesting human tissue.
No one really knows what effect, if any, these proteins have if you consume them.
