Eating Attitudes Survey

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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.