Other specified feeding or eating disorder Other specified feeding or eating disorder Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) is a DSM-5 category that replaces the category formerly called eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) in "DSM-IV", and that captures feeding disorders and eating disorders of clinical severity that do not meet diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), pica, or rumination disorder. OSFED includes five examples: atypical AN, BN (of low frequency and/or limited duration), BED (of low frequency and/or limited duration), purging disorder, and night eating syndrome (NES). The five OSFED examples that
Eating disorder estimated percentage of athletes that struggle with eating disorders based on the category of sport. Although most of these athletes develop eating disorders to keep their competitive edge, others use exercise as a way to maintain their weight and figure. This is just as serious as regulating food intake for competition. Even though there is mixed evidence showing at what point athletes are challenged with eating disorders, studies show that regardless of competition level all athletes are at higher risk for developing eating disorders that non-athletes, especially those that participate in sports where thinness is a factor. Pressure from society