Avoidant & Restrictive Food Intake

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), previously known as feeding disorder, is a type of eating disorder in which people eat only within an extremely narrow repertoire of foods.[1] It is a serious mental health condition that causes the individual to restrict food intake by volume and/or variety.[2] This avoidance may be based on appearance, smell, taste, texture (because of sensory sensitivity), brand, presentation, fear of aversive consequences, lack of interest in food, or a past negative experience with the food, to a point that may lead to nutritional deficiencies, failure to thrive, or other negative health outcomes.[2][3][4] The fixation is not caused by a concern for body appearance or in an attempt to lose weight. [5]

 

Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W020
Diagnosis: Avoidant & Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
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Symptoms: eat only a very narrow menu of foods; cannot change eating habits
Progression: may exclude all fruits or all vegetable; certain certain colors, soft, etc. May still have digestive problems.
Causes:
Medications: relaxation, systematic desensitization and review
Therapies: With adults, may disappear spontaneously; with cognitive behavior therapies.

Yuoutube Video: Living with Avoidant Restrictive

Food Intake Disorder

Amazon or Library Book: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

(Talking Therapy) for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Click the book to link or order from Amazon.

Support Group: balancedtx.com, prior sign-up is required. (This group is based in New York City. I don’t know if it includes other areas.)

Contact your local Social Security office for possible Disability Benefits through their Disability Determination Services, Section 12.08.

4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED

The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis 

Clicking each title opens the
PubMed article’s summary-abstract.

  • Association of Phosphate Supplements With Refeeding Oedema in Restrictive Eating Disorders
    by Vishnupriya Khatri on January 2, 2025

    CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to suggest that crucial phosphate supplementation contributes to refeeding oedema in patients with EDs. Future studies should seek to better understand the relationship between phosphate supplementation and weight trends in order to optimise clinical management.

  • Gut-derived appetite regulating hormones across the anorexia nervosa spectrum
    by Maged Muhammed on December 31, 2024

    CONCLUSIONS: Higher peak postprandial concentrations of anorexigenic PYY in AN (compared to HC) may facilitate dietary restriction and contribute to maintenance of lower weight. Lack of CCK suppression in AN is maladaptive in the context of undernutrition. Despite continued restriction, ghrelin is adaptively higher in AN overall and may not be differentiated by weight status.

  • Eating- and Weight-Related Disorders in the Armed Forces
    by Hubertus Himmerich on December 27, 2024

    CONCLUSIONS: Even though randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been performed to test treatments for obesity in the armed forces, RCTs for the treatment of EDs, body dysmorphic disorder, muscle dysmorphia, and RED-S syndrome are lacking in the military context.

  • Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients
    by Peyton Crest on December 27, 2024

    CONCLUSIONS: ARFID and selective eating patterns are rare but notable occurrences after pediatric LT, but they may also be underreported given the novelty of ARFID and the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms following transplant. Our case adds to the limited literature on ARFID in children following major surgical procedures and highlights the importance of interdisciplinary care and the importance of nutritional management in pediatric patients prior to and post LT.