ARFID

American  

[ahr-fid] / ˈɑr fɪd /

abbreviation

1. Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, a disorder involving the avoidance of certain foods, a generally restricted or limited diet, or both, resulting in clinically significant nutritional, medical, or psychosocial impairment.

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Example Sentences

For people with ARFID, food aversion—not body image distress—is at the core of their disorder.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025

I’ve seen this happen with other clients of mine who have ARFID.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025

"There is no standard of care, there are no guidelines for GPs to work from, so of course many of them have no knowledge of ARFID," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2021

Liz, from Dorset, has not had a formal diagnosis but she says she and her doctor believe she has ARFID.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2021

I learned about this disorder from Virginia Sole-Smith’s great book The Eating Instinct, by the way, which has a whole chapter of interviews with people who have ARFID, many of whom have kids.

From Slate • May 10, 2021