SynthesisBMJ paediatrics open2024
Physical health complications in children and young people with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Psychological Therapies for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in Adolescents and Adults.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Avoidant/Restrictive food intake disorder in adults within the community: A mixed-method study on individual impairment and progression.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Quality of Life in Adults with Eating Disorders.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in children with and without food allergy.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2026Article
- Shared genetic and environmental influences between the broad avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder phenotype and neurodevelopmental traits: a twin study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Family vs Individual Treatment for Children With Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Intensive Multidisciplinary Intervention for Young Children With ARFID: Clinical Outcomes and Parental Experiences From a Prospective Cohort Study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- The forgotten voice of fathers in supporting children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Moral emotions in motion: a cross-sectional study of shame, guilt, and disordered eating in UK university athletes.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- A study protocol for a therapist guided digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for children with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and their parents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- QTc interval prolongation in pediatric eating disorder population.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Nutritional Factors and Therapeutic Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Clinical characteristics of hospitalized male adolescents and young adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAvoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a feeding and eating disorder with known acute and longstanding physical health complications in children and young people (CYP) and commonly presents to paediatricians.
objectiveTo systematically review the published literature on physical health complications in CYP with ARFID using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.
methodsA systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library was performed on 14 February 2024. Studies reporting physical health complications in CYP ≤25 years with ARFID were included. We pooled studies for meta-analysis comparing ARFID with healthy controls or anorexia nervosa (AN).
resultsOf 9058 studies found in searches, we included 132 studies. We found evidence for low weight, nutritional deficiencies and low bone mineral density. CYP with ARFID can present across the weight spectrum; however, the majority of CYP with ARFID were within the healthy weight to underweight range. Most studies reported normal range heart rates and blood pressures in ARFID, but some CYP with ARFID do experience bradycardia and hypotension. CYP with ARFID had higher heart rates than AN (weighted mean difference: 12.93 bpm; 95% CI: 8.65 to 17.21; n=685); heterogeneity was high (I
conclusionThere is a broad range of physical health complications associated with ARFID requiring clinical consideration. Many CYP with ARFID are not underweight yet still have complications. Less cardiovascular complications found in ARFID compared with AN may be related to chronicity. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42022376866.
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