ARFID, which stands for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, may be confused initially with picky eating. However, it is actually an eating disorder in which a person avoids or restricts eating ...

The Emily Program, a national leader in eating disorder specialty care and behavioral health services, today announced the delivery of newly enhanced specialized eating disorder treatment services in ...

Hannah, an eight-year-old girl in Los Angeles, has always had a difficult relationship with food. Her mother Michelle recalls how, even at the age of 1, Hannah struggled transitioning from formula to ...

The Emily Program, a nationally recognized leader in eating disorder treatment, announced today the launch of the nation’s ...

Cassidy Arvidson opens in a viral TikTok about the time her friend Abbie accommodated her ARFID at a dinner party Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

"No, not even strawberries," is something Mara says a lot. She cannot eat oranges - in fact almost no other solid fruit or vegetables and no cold cooked meat, either. She was breaking out in a sweat ...

(NewsNation) — It’s one thing for your child to be a picky eater, but it’s another thing to refuse to eat foods based on smells, texture, colors or strangeness. And it can lead to serious physical ...

Of the list of eating disorders, ARFID might not be one that you recognize – but it can be just as dangerous as the better-known conditions. ARFID, or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, is ...

In recent years, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) has emerged from the shadows, gaining recognition and diagnoses, particularly among teenagers and young adults. Unlike its more ...

Nutritional issues such as ARFID are highly prevalent among patients with SSc and can lead to poor outcomes and other ...

A SPECIALIST eating-disorder dietitian is being recruited for Children’s Services in what a Jersey mother has called a “hugely positive and much-needed step forward” – after she spent 15 years trying ...