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Nutrition in Adolescence: Multiple Challenges, Lifelong Consequences and the Foundation for Adult Health
By Jo-Anna B. Baxter Your Health

Nutrition in Adolescence: Multiple Challenges, Lifelong Consequences and the Foundation for Adult Health

Around the world, there are an estimated 1.2 billion adolescents between 10 and 19 years old. Although adolescence lies between childhood and adulthood, adolescents are neither big children, nor little adults. They have increased food requirements to support their rapid physical growth and maturation. The steep increase in issues such as anemia, overweight and obesity […]

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What to Know About Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
By Jeff Hayward Your Health

What to Know About Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Previously known as “Selective Eating Disorder,” it is now in the DSM-5 (the official manual of mental disorders) as Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, which is similar to anorexia but not rooted in body image, says the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). Here’s everything to know about ARFID.

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