Eating disorder not otherwise specified characterized by either of the other established disorders. People with EDNOS have similar symptoms and behaviors to those with anorexia and bulimia, and can face the same dangerous risks. EDNOS is the most prevalent eating disorder; about 60% of adults treated for eating disorders are diagnosed with EDNOS. EDNOS occurs in both sexes. Rather than providing specific diagnostic criteria for EDNOS, the fourth revision of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM-IV) listed six non-exhaustive example presentations, including individuals who: Despite its subclinical status in DSM-IV, available data suggest that EDNOS is no less severe than the officially
Hunger (motivational state) after eating. Hunger is also the most commonly used term to describe the condition of people who suffer from a chronic lack of sufficient food and constantly or frequently experience the sensation of hunger, and is discussed in malnutrition. When hunger contractions start to occur in the stomach, they are informally referred to as hunger pangs. Hunger pangs usually do not begin until 12 to 24 hours after the last ingestion of food. A single hunger contraction lasts about 30 seconds, and pangs continue for around 30 to 45 minutes, then hunger subsides for around 30 to 150 minutes. Individual