ARFID malnutrition is a rather rare consequence of extreme avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. Malnutrition can take a variety of forms, but is always a serious health issue that can even become a fatal condition. ARFID is an eating disorder in which affected people only eat a narrow range of food items. In many cases, […]
Can’t Gain Weight
If you can’t gain weight due to extremely picky eating habits, you are not alone. Low body weight is a very common consequence of avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, also called ARFID. Since people with selective eating habits often do not get a complete mix of nutrition, they often have difficulty gaining weight and might […]
How Can I Get My Child to Eat?
How can I get my child to eat? This is a really common question asked by parents of finicky eaters. In some cases, the query becomes a plea for help when children will not eat much or at all… Why do some children demonstrate such fear of food? How can parents help their children to […]
Social Impact of ARFID
What is the social impact of ARFID? Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (formerly known as selective eating disorder) virtually always has significant social consequences for affected people. These effects can have direct consequences on physical and especially psychoemotional health, leading to a downward spiral of life quality all due to the social ramifications of the […]
ARFID Self-Help
ARFID self-help methods can be very effective for people who want to change their selective eating habits. Many people can improve or even resolve their avoidant restrictive food intake disorder without professional help. However, one must desire to do so strongly and have some motivation to succeed in order to optimize their chances for a […]
Food Anxiety
Food anxiety can take many forms and entail a variety of expressions, both physical and psychological. Anxiousness is never a good feeling and is proven to be extremely detrimental to overall health and wellness, especially when the condition is recurrent or chronic. Since eating is a daily activity for life, people who suffer anxiety over […]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID
Cognitive behavioral therapy for ARFID is the most common form of professional intervention for treating avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. CBT can allow people to change their eating habits without using pharmacological products or undergoing any type of psychotherapy. CBT has proven itself to be more effective than other forms of mental health services when […]
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and OCD
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder and OCD often exist together and can actually often be misdiagnosed for one another when only when is present. What is the connection between ARFID and obsessive compulsive disorder? Obsessive compulsive disorder is largely misunderstood by most people. They typically oversimplify it to fit in a neat little box (definition) […]
