Bristol teenager loses sight and hearing due to processed food diet

The Guardian: Teenager loses sight as eating disorder leads to malnutrition.

At first I thought this was one of those stories crafted for clicks, and it is that, but it’s also quite sad — it’s not about a kid ignorant about diet and nutrition so much as an actual eating disorder:

The boy suffers from an eating disorder called Arfid (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder). Sufferers become sensitive to the taste, texture, smell and appearance of certain types of food.
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He was not over or underweight, but was severely malnourished.