Resources Tagged With: ARFID

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What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders

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There is a commonly held misconception that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice. Eating disorders are actually serious and often fatal illnesses that are associated with severe disturbances in people’s eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. Read more ›

Here Are the Signs of an Eating Disorder — the Ones You Know and the Ones You Don’t

For an illness that affects so many people, there are plenty of misconceptions about eating disorders, experts say. Read more ›

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She Was 11, with an Eating Disorder — But She Had No Body Image Issues

eatingdisorderARFID168If I had been asked to list my parenting worries, my daughter dying from a heart attack caused by an eating disorder wouldn’t have made the cut. Norah scoffed when doctor after doctor asked her about body image. “I like the way I look; my body is fine,” she said. “I’m just nauseous.” Read more ›

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What Exactly Is Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)?

eating disorder ARFID167Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) was previously referred to as “Selective Eating Disorder.” ARFID is similar to anorexia in that both disorders involve limitations in the amount and/or types of food consumed, but unlike anorexia, ARFID does not involve body image issues.

A person with ARFID is not merely a “picky eater,” but rather, does not consume enough calories to grow and develop properly. In children, this results in malnutrition, low weight gain, and restricted growth. Read more ›


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