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 ...

Luke was recently diagnosed with ARFID, a mental health disorder in which someone severely avoids or restricts food intake Vanessa Etienne, Dave Quinn Thu, July 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM PDT 6 min read ...

Emily Simpson is opening up about her son’s eating disorder for the very first time. During the Thursday, July 10, episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Emily, 49, revealed that her ...

During the Thursday, July 10, episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Emily, 49, revealed that her 10-year-old son, Luke, was recently diagnosed with avoidant restrictive food intake ...

During the Season 19 premiere of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Emily Simpson emotionally opened up about her 10-year-old son Luke's struggles with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder ...

RHOC’s Emily Simpson addresses critics who link her weight loss to her son Luke's ARFID diagnosis, emphasizing his neurodivergent condition ...

More information: Marie-Louis Wronski et al, Co-existing mental and somatic conditions in Swedish children with the avoidant restrictive food intake disorder phenotype, JAMA Pediatrics (2024).

I thought: Oh my God, that's me." Arfid stands for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, a condition identified some years ago, and it is not just about being a picky eater.

People with ARFID avoid many foods due to sensory aversions to taste, consistency, smell or appearance. They can also experience a fear of negative consequences of eating, such as choking or vomiting.

ARFID is treatable, and people do not need to experience it alone. People who notice feelings of anxiety, distress, disgust, or a lack of appetite when they try to eat should speak with a doctor ...