Eating disorder not otherwise specified an especially prevalent category in populations that have received inadequate research attention such as young children, males, ethnic minorities, and non-Western groups. Eating disorder not otherwise specified Eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) is an eating disorder that is no longer recognized in the most recent version of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM). In 2013, it was replaced by other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) in DSM-5. Eating disorder not otherwise specified is an eating disorder that does not meet the criteria for: anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Individuals with EDNOS usually fall into one
Eating disorder foods. Some authors suggest that medical professionals should evaluate the presence of an unrecognized celiac disease in all people with eating disorder, especially if they present any gastrointestinal symptom (such as decreased appetite, abdominal pain, bloating, distension, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation), weight loss, or growth failure; and also routinely ask celiac patients about weight or body shape concerns, dieting or vomiting for weight control, to evaluate the possible presence of eating disorders, specially in women. Child abuse which encompasses physical, psychological and sexual abuse, as well as neglect has been shown to approximately triple the risk of an eating disorder.