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Eating Attitudes Survey


Please print out this page first.

Place an X in the column which applies best to each of the statements.
1 = always; 2 = very often; 3 = often; 4 = sometimes; 5 = rarely; 6 = never.

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. Avoid eating with other people            
2. Cook for others but do not eat what I cook            
3. Become anxious prior to eating            
4. Am terrified about being overweight            
5. Avoid eating when I am hungry             
6. Find myself preoccupied with food            
7. Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop . . . . . .
8. Cut my food into small pieces            
9. Aware of the calorie/fat content of foods that I eat            
10. Particularly avoid foods high in carbohydrates . . . . . .
11. Feel bloated after meals . . . . . .
12. Feel that others would prefer if I ate more . . . . . .
13. Vomit after I have eaten* . . . . . .
14. Feel extremely guilty after eating . . . . . .
15. Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner . . . . . .
16. Exercise strenuously to burn off calories . . . . . .
17. Weigh myself several times a day . . . . . .
18. Am uncomfortable if my clothes fit tightly . . . . . .
19. Dislike eating a meal . . . . . .
20. Wake up early in the morning . . . . . .
21. Eat the same foods day after day . . . . . .
22. Think about burning up calories when I exercise . . . . . .
23. Menstrual periods are irregular or absent . . . . . .
24. Other people think that I am too thin . . . . . .
25. Am preoccupied about having fat on my body . . . . . .
26. Take longer than others to eat my meals . . . . . .
27. Avoid/dislike eating in restaurants . . . . . .
28. Take laxatives* . . . . . .
29. Avoid foods with sugar in the ingredients . . . . . .
30. Eat diet foods . . . . . .
31. Feel that food controls my life . . . . . .
32. Attempt to be in control around food . . . . . .
33. Feel that others pressure me to eat . . . . . .
34. Suffer from constipation . . . . . .
35. Give too much time and thought to food . . . . . .
36. Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets . . . . . .
37. Engage in dieting behavior . . . . . .
38. Like my stomach to be empty . . . . . .
39. Avoid trying new rich foods . . . . . .
40. Have the impulsive to vomit after meals . . . . . .

(Adapted from D. Garner & P. Garfinkel, 1979.)

Score 1 point for each *Often*, 2 points for *Very Often*, and 3 points for *Always*.
30 points indicates an undue preoccupation with food.
60 points indicates a potential problem with an eating disorder and the need to seek treatment.
80 points  indicates a serious problem with an eating disorder.

* We urge you to seek professional help if you put an X in columns 1-5 for this question, even if your overall score was below 60 points.

 

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