For individuals who are recovering from a restrictive eating disorder, one important component of their treatment is to face their “fear” or “trigger” foods. For many people in recovery this task can ...

Eating disorders are conditions that occur in people who experience a difficult relationship with food. They may face extreme ...

Patients have come to me in despair, saying, “There’s nothing left that I can eat! Beef contains hormones, chickens are raised under cruel conditions, salmon is endangered, cheese and eggs have too ...

A teenager who lived with a fear of food and felt unable to consume anything solid for over a year, drinking only hot chocolate, is now able to eat again. August Grace, 18, from Gloucester, was ...

In recent years there has been increasing talk about ARFID, which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: a still little-known but steadily growing eating disorder, especially among ...

Eating "clean" might sound healthy, but the reality is that many "clean eating" principles emphasize unhealthy nutrition ...

A person with ARFID might be very particular about the types of food they are willing or able to eat. Foods outside their preferred diet may trigger distressing sensory responses or fears of negative ...