nationalpost: Picky eaters could join ranks of mentally illCould picky eaters actually be suffering from a mental illness? That’s the prospect some are raising over a proposed addition to psychiatry’s official manual of mental illness.“Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder,” or ARFID, is being recommended as a new eating disorder for the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, an influential book used daily by doctors worldwide.ARFID is being defined as an “eating or feeding disturbance” that includes avoiding foods of a particular taste, texture or colour.The diagnosis is designed to capture children — as well as adults — with such peculiar and profound food preferences it’s causing significant weight loss or serious nutritional deficiencies.But some observers worry the new disorder would inevitably add large numbers of people to the “swelling ranks” of the mentally ill.  Who isn’t mentally ill these days?

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Picky eaters could join ranks of mentally ill
Could picky eaters actually be suffering from a mental illness? That’s the prospect some are raising over a proposed addition to psychiatry’s official manual of mental illness.

“Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder,” or ARFID, is being recommended as a new eating disorder for the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, an influential book used daily by doctors worldwide.

ARFID is being defined as an “eating or feeding disturbance” that includes avoiding foods of a particular taste, texture or colour.

The diagnosis is designed to capture children — as well as adults — with such peculiar and profound food preferences it’s causing significant weight loss or serious nutritional deficiencies.

But some observers worry the new disorder would inevitably add large numbers of people to the “swelling ranks” of the mentally ill.

 Who isn’t mentally ill these days?

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  4. einsteinonacid reblogged this from funlunchbox and added:
    I may be wrong here, but isn’t that just selective eating disorder? Also, ‘add large numbers of people to the swelling...
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  7. roroh96 reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    before, why now?
  8. crackinwise reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Great. Like i need ANOTHER
  9. inubunny reblogged this from nawel and added:
    I think I’m one...those. not proud
  10. nousecryingoverspilledink reblogged this from conjuringseed and added:
    Unless this is something linked to OCD/something legit, I smell bullshit too. If there are serious nutritional...
  11. conjuringseed reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    i’m pretty sure i smell bullshit
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    Picky eaters could join ranks of mentally ill Could picky eaters actually be suffering from a mental illness? That’s the...
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    Tot speaks the truth. Ha!
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  23. remuslupinaddict reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    ill based on food preferences. I mean there are so many other intresting things they could get me for.
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  25. dent90 reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Huh. Idk but… huh.
  26. opendaylight reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    not meant to characterize minor...problems (in children)
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