Eating Attitudes Assessment

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In certain situations, we all have the tendency to engage in unhealthy behaviors around food and body image. But when your relationship with food begins to impact your health, your relationships, your work, your finances, or your self-respect, you may be suffering from disordered eating or an eating disorder.

Knowledge is power, and the best place to start gathering the knowledge you need is with a simple self-assessment like the one below.

Instructions: Answer each question using the rating scale below. When you have answered all of the questions, enter your name and email address to receive your confidential Eating Attitudes Assessment report.

* NOTE: We urge you to seek professional help if you check columns 2-5 for any question marked with an asterisk (*).

Please choose one response to each question
  1. I avoid eating with other people
  3. I cook for others but do not eat what I cook
  5. I become anxious prior to eating
  7. I am terrified about being overweight
  9. I avoid eating when I am hungry 
  11. I find myself preoccupied with food
  13. I have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop
  15. I cut my food into small pieces
  17. I am aware of the calorie/fat content of foods that I eat
  19. I particularly avoid foods high in carbohydrates or fat
  21. I feel bloated after meals
  23. I feel that others would prefer if I ate more
  25. I vomit after I have eaten*
  27. I feel extremely guilty after eating
  29. I am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner
  31. I exercise strenuously to burn off calories
  33. I weigh myself several times a day
  35. I am uncomfortable if my clothes fit tightly
  37. I dislike eating a meal
  39. I wake up early in the morning
  41. I eat the same foods day after day
  43. I think about burning up calories when I exercise
  45. My menstrual periods are irregular or absent
  47. Other people tell me that I am too thin
  49. I am preoccupied about having fat on my body
  51. I take longer than others to eat my meals
  53. I avoid/dislike eating in restaurants
  55. I take laxatives*
  57. I avoid foods with sugar in the ingredients
  59. I prefer to eat “diet” or “low fat” foods
  61. I feel that food controls my life
  63. I attempt to control my food intake
  65. I feel that others pressure me to eat
  67. I suffer from constipation
  69. I give too much time and thought to food
  71. I feel uncomfortable after eating sweets
  73. I engage in dieting behavior
  75. I like my stomach to be empty
  77. I avoid trying new rich foods
  79. I have the impulse to vomit after meals
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