Two types of eating disorders are recognized: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, but what happens when a person meets all of the symptoms of having an eating disorder except one? This is referred to as Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, or ED-NOS for short. Many people mistake not otherwise specified as not important, but this is not the case. The affects of ED-NOS can be just as detrimental as the affects of anorexia or bulimia. A person suffering from ED-NOS can participate in a large range of disordered eating, which is why it cannot be specified. It is often referred to as ‘sub-disorder’ meaning that it is a less extreme version of an eating disorder. An example that is very commonly seen is binge eating, when someone goes and consumes large amounts of food but does not purge or having a constant obsession with exercising. Many people who suffer from ED-NOS are not super skinny, rather that are ‘normal’ weight, however their struggle is just as severe as one suffering from anorexia or bulimia.
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