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.

ARFID, which stands for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, may be confused initially with picky eating. However, it is actually an eating disorder in which a person avoids or restricts ...

Over 1.2 million people in the UK have an eating disorder, and approximately 5% of those have ARFID, according to Beat, the charity which supports people who are affected by the condition.