Weight Restoration: When It’s Needed and Why It’s Important in Eating Disorder Recovery
Weight restoration is often one of the most challenging aspects of recovering from an eating disorder, but it’s also one of the most important. Many individuals with eating disorders face a distorted perception of their bodies, engaging in restrictive eating patterns or compulsive behaviors that lead to malnutrition and weight loss. The process of weight […]
Understanding ARFID: What It Is, Symptoms, and Treatment
Going far beyond typical picky eating, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a type of eating disorder characterized by avoidance of specific foods that result in a persistent failure to meet one’s nutritional needs. Unlike many other types of eating disorders, individuals with ARFID are not driven by dissatisfaction with their body weight or […]