DISORDERS. AND ONE IN PARTICULAR IS BEING SEEN MORE OFTEN IN TEENS AND ADOLESCENTS. IT’S CALLED AVOIDANT RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER OR ARFID. AND THIS MORNING WE WELCOME LEILANI SCHULER. SHE’S ...

SACRAMENTO – Experts in Sacramento are seeing a rise in a little-known eating disorder that primarily affects adolescents. It's called ARFID and can often be mistaken for just being a picky eater.

Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) frequently co-occurs with autism. Some features of autism, such as sensory issues and gastrointestinal (GI) issues, may overlap with or contribute to ...

Avoiding certain foods and restricted eating are the hallmarks of the condition, which, although is sometimes confused with other types of eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, is unique in its ...

Children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) have an elevated risk of developing psychiatric and physical conditions, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA ...

Stella was eight years old when she stopped eating solid foods. She went from being a “foodie” to strictly consuming liquids, says Briana, Stella’s mother. That diet soon became problematic for Stella ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. One eating disorder that parents may not be as familiar with is Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. Doctors say when the ...

(CNN) — When Hannah was 7 years old, she told her parents she didn’t want to be afraid of food anymore. (CNN) — When Hannah was 7 years old, she told her parents she didn’t want to be afraid of food ...

There are currently six eating disorders recognized in the DSM-5: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, pica, rumination disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a recently established eating disorder defined by a persistent pattern of insufficient nutritional or caloric intake that is not driven by concerns ...