Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders in childhood are most characterized by ____.

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Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in childhood is most characterized by significant weight loss or failure to achieve expected weight gain in growing children, due to a lack of interest in eating or an avoidance based on the sensory characteristics of food or a concern about aversive consequences of eating. It does not necessarily involve the eating of nonnutritive substances (pica), bingeing and purging (bulimia nervosa), or purposeful regurgitation of food (rumination disorder).

Avoidant/restrictive Food Intake Disorders in Childhood Are Most Characterized by ____