Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (arfid)

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Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder is characterized by restriction of food intake; it does not include having a distorted body image or being preoccupied with body image (as occurs in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa).
(See also Introduction to Eating Disorders.)
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder typically begins during childhood but may develop at any age. This disorder may initially resemble the picky eating that is common during childhood—when children refuse to eat certain foods or foods of a certain color, consistency, or odor. However, such food fussiness, unlike avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, usually involves only a few food items, and the child