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.

For others, ARFID stems from a traumatic experience that forever changes their relationship with food. In my case, after an ear surgery, I began to feel disgusted by most edible tastes, smells ...

If your kid only has five foods they will eat and mealtime is going to be a struggle, it might be something bigger than picky eating. Here is what you need to know about ARFID.

Eight-year-old Hannah is winning over audiences and raising awareness for a rare but serious disorder one bite at a time. Hannah, along with her mother Michelle, has gone viral with her Instagram ...

Real Housewives of Orange County's Emily Simpson recently spoke out about her 11-year-old son Keller's experience with a rare eating disorder called ARFID. Her message brought awareness to a ...

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 ...

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.