06/12/2026
Thank you Nydia Velazquez + Paul D. Tonko for introducing a resolution recognizing ARFID as a serious feeding and eating disorder and calling for urgent action to advance awareness, early identification, research, and equitable access to care.
ARFID is a serious eating disorder that often emerges in early childhood, yet it remains widely unrecognized and undertreated.
WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced a resolution recognizing Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) as a serious feeding and eating disorder and calling for urgent action to advance awareness, early identification, research, and equi...