One eating disorder is becoming increasingly prevalent.

Though it didn’t even have a name as early as 10 years ago, ARFID—which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder—has seen a 200 percent increase in diagnoses since 2017, according to a study cited in The Cut .

Among those determined to have the eating disorder is Bryan Kohberger , the 30-year-old currently serving four consecutive life sentences for the 2022 murders of Xana Kernodle , Kaylee Goncalves , Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin .

A June court filing obtained by People named ARFID as one of four “mental health disorders” Kohberger was diagnosed with in the months before he confessed to the murders. The PhD student was also, per the outlet’s docs, diagnosed with level 1 autism, OCD and ADHD.

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