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Complications of ARFID
| Significant weight loss causing medical instability, requiring hospitalization (bradycardia, hypotension, orthostatic tachycardia and hypotension) |
| Severe malnutrition (with median BMI< 75th percentile) |
| Pubertal delay |
| Growth retardation |
| Micronutrient deficiencies (for example, iron deficiency anemia, Vitamin D deficiency) |
| Macronutrient deficiency (for example, protein calorie malnutrition) |
| Dependence on enteral nutrition |
| Decreased bone mineral density |
