ARFID: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

ARFID: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

You may recall your early years as your taste palate was developing. Perhaps you subsisted on typical “kid-friendly foods” like pizza, mac and cheese, hot dogs. Or maybe you were even more selective than most – earning the description of “finicky” or “picky.”  ...
What Is ARFID?

What Is ARFID?

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, is an eating disorder diagnosis that has been introduced into Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) fifth edition. Historically, this diagnostic category of avoidant eating patterns was...