Restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), avoidance of certain foods and overall lack of food intake
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The story of a girl who overcame her fear of food after five years and was able to eat a normal Christmas meal is a hot topic. On the right is Ella Wittrock from the story. [사진=데일리메일 캡처]The story of a girl who overcame her fear of food after five years and was able to eat a normal Christmas meal is a hot topic.
According to the British media Daily Mail, Ella Whitlock (12), who lives in Pennsylvania, USA, has suffered from restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) for several years. ARFID is a condition in which a person refuses foods with a specific taste, smell, or texture and eats only certain foods.
Due to the rejection reaction, Ella not only avoided the foods she normally liked, but also became reluctant to eat foods that could only be eaten during holidays and anniversaries. This ordeal began when Ella was 7 years old after she contracted sepsis from a viral infection. Due to sepsis, she suffered from organ failure and severe vomiting. She avoided food because she thought it would cause her to vomit.
“Ella, who vomited a lot when she was sick, developed a fear of being full,” said Carolyn Whitlock, Ella’s mother. “She thought that if she was full, she was more likely to vomit, so she had to eat less.”
Ella, who was unable to replenish sufficient nutrients due to ARFID due to low food intake, is about 150 cm tall and weighs only 28 kg, but has been recovering since this year. She recently said that after Ella started her treatment, she ate 2800 to 3200 Kcal of food a day, and a few days ago at Christmas, she ate a meal such as turkey with her family. Caroline’s efforts for her Ella were also great. He applied a reward system where Ella could collect ‘hearts’ every time she ate her food. If enough hearts are collected, she can get Ella a new doll.
ARFID, a type of eating disorder… Lack of food and avoidance of certain foods can cause nutritional deficiencies and poor growth.
ARFID is a type of eating disorder. Eating disorders occur due to the interaction of various biological causes and psychological factors. A variety of reasons, such as hormonal changes related to appetite and satiety, and pressure on body shape, are complex, leading to abnormal food intake, such as refusal to eat and binge eating.
Among the various types, ARFID is an eating disorder characterized by eating too little and avoiding certain foods. ARFID, which involves limited food refusal like Ella, mainly occurs in children and causes nutritional deficiencies and stunted growth.
It’s easy to confuse it with picky eating, but… The big difference is appetite and overall eating size.
If symptoms are severe, it is difficult for patients to participate in normal social activities, such as eating with others or maintaining relationships, and they need treatment such as cognitive behavioral therapy and help from family members. Unless there is a special reason like the girl in the story, ARFID can be thought of as simply being a picky eater. The characteristics of ARFID, which involves insisting on or avoiding certain foods, are similar to picky eating.
To distinguish it from picky eating, look at your appetite and overall meal size. A child who is a picky eater has a sufficient desire for food and a sufficient amount of food, so there is no problem with his or her growth. On the other hand, children with ARFID appear to lose interest in food due to concerns about harmful consequences after eating it.
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2023-12-28 07:02:47
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