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SACRAMENTO – Experts in Sacramento are seeing a rise in a little-known eating disorder that primarily affects adolescents. It's called ARFID and can often be mistaken for just being a picky eater.

Weston’s selective appetite was taking him away from the activities he loves. His mom, Lacey Brown, noticed her child would not eat a variety of foods starting at two years old.

Food, nutrition, health and wellness are all bound up together inextricably. But for people who have eating disorders, the simple act of eating a healthy, satisfying meal can become an ...