How Extreme Picky Eating Led to Permanent Vision Loss in a Child
This case study describes a young child with Noonan syndrome who developed severe vitamin A deficiency because of extreme difficulty eating a variety of foods. …
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Why Kids With Gut Disease Skip Meals and Avoid Foods
Researchers in Australia studied 64 children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—a condition that causes stomach and intestinal problems—to understand how …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Doctors Spot Picky Eating Disorder in Italy
Researchers in Italy created an Italian-language version of a screening tool called NIAS to help doctors identify a condition called ARFID …
Read MoreWhy Some Kids Eat Only a Few Foods: New Genetic Clues
Researchers studied over 35,000 children in Norway to understand why some kids are extremely picky eaters and avoid many foods. They found that about 6% of …
Read MoreWhen Stomach Problems Make Eating Harder: Understanding ARFID
Some people avoid or restrict certain foods, not because they worry about weight, but because of stomach issues, fear of getting sick, or sensitivity to tastes …
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