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.

the charity quotes clinical psychologist Dr Gillian Harris, who said: “The difference between a 'picky eater' and a child ...

IT’S CALLED AVOIDANT RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER OR ARFID. AND THIS MORNING WE WELCOME LEILANI SCHULER. SHE’S THE CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT EATING RECOVERY CENTER IN SACRAMENTO. LEILANI ...

Now 8 years old, Hannah is being treated for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or ARFID. Unlike eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia nervosa, this diagnosis isn’t concerned with ...

It's called ARFID and can often be mistaken for just being a picky eater. ARFID stands for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. It's an eating disorder but there's a big difference when you ...

After decades years battling his food aversions and being dismissed as a “picky eater”, Thomas was finally diagnosed with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in 2023 at the age ...

But some people with Avoidant /Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) can only eat ultra-processed ones. ARFID is defined by extreme aversions around food, which could stem from a fear of ...

Cases of a little-known eating disorder called Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) are increasing, with growing numbers of families struggling to access adequate support, charities say.

Cases of a little-known eating disorder called Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) are increasing, with growing numbers of families struggling to access adequate support, charities say.