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Modified Yale Food Addiction Scale Version 2.0
The following survey asks about your eating habits in the past year. People sometimes have difficulty controlling their intake of certain foods such as:
Sweets like ice cream, chocolate, doughnuts, cookies, cake, candy, ice cream
Starches like white bread, rolls, pasta, and rice
Salty snacks like chips, pretzels, and crackers
Fatty foods like steak, bacon, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, pizza, and French fries
Sugary drinks like soda pop
When the following questions ask about "CERTAIN FOODS" please think of ANY food similar to those listed in the food group or ANY OTHER foods you have had a problem with in the past year.
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I ate to the point where I felt physically ill
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
I spent a lot of time feeling sluggish or tired from overeating.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
I avoided work, school or social activities because I was afraid I would overeat there.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
If I had emotional problems because I hadn’t eaten certain foods, I would eat those foods to feel better.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
My eating behavior caused me a lot of distress.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
I had significant problems in my life because of food and eating. These may have been problems with my daily routine, work, school, friends, family, or health.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
My overeating got in the way of me taking care of my family or doing household chores.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
I kept eating in the same way even though my eating caused emotional problems.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
Eating the same amount of food did not give me as much enjoyment as it used to.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
I had such strong urges to eat certain foods that I couldn’t think of anything else.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
I tried and failed to cut down on or stop eating certain foods.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
I was so distracted by eating that I could have been hurt (e.g., when driving a car, crossing the street, operating machinery).
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
My friends or family were worried about how much I overate.
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Never
Once/month
2-4x/month
2-3x/week
4+x/week
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