Yale Food Addiction Scale Version 2.0
This survey asks about your eating habits in the past year. People sometimes have controlling how much they eat of certain foods such as:
  • Sweets like ice cream, chocolate, doughnuts, cookies, cake, candy
  • 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, lemonade, sports drinks, and energy drinks
When the following questions ask about “CERTAIN FOODS” please think of ANY foods or beverages similar to those listed in the food or beverage groups above or ANY OTHER foods you have had difficulty with in the past year.
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In the past 12 months...
When I started to eat certain foods, I ate much more than planned.
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In the past 12 months...
I continued to eat certain foods even though I was no longer hungry.  
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In the past 12 months...
I ate to the point where I felt physically ill.
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In the past 12 months...
I worried a lot about cutting down on certain types of food, but I ate them anyways.
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In the past 12 months...
 I spent a lot of time feeling sluggish or tired from overeating.
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In the past 12 months...
I spent a lot of time eating certain foods throughout the day.
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In the past 12 months...
When certain foods were not available, I went out of my way to get them. For example, I went to the store to get certain foods even though I had other things to eat at home.
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In the past 12 months...
I ate certain foods so often or in such large amounts that I stopped doing other important things. These things may have been working or spending time with family or friends.
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In the past 12 months...
I had problems with my family or friends because of how much I overate.
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In the past 12 months...
I avoided work, school or social activities because I was afraid I would overeat there.
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In the past 12 months...
When I cut down on or stopped eating certain foods, I felt irritable, nervous or sad.
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In the past 12 months...
If I had physical symptoms because I hadn’t eaten certain foods, I would eat those foods to feel better.
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In the past 12 months...
If I had emotional problems because I hadn’t eaten certain foods, I would eat those foods to feel better.
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In the past 12 months...
When I cut down on or stopped eating certain foods, I had physical symptoms. For example, I had headaches or fatigue.
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In the past 12 months...
When I cut down or stopped eating certain foods, I had strong cravings for them.
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In the past 12 months...
My eating behavior caused me a lot of distress.  
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In the past 12 months...
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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In the past 12 months...
I felt so bad about overeating that I didn’t do other important things. These things may have been working or spending time with family or friends.
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In the past 12 months...
My overeating got in the way of me taking care of my family or doing household chores.
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In the past 12 months...
I avoided work, school or social functions because I could not eat certain foods there.
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In the past 12 months...
I avoided social situations because people wouldn’t approve of how much I ate.
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In the past 12 months...
I kept eating in the same way even though my eating caused emotional problems.
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In the past 12 months...
I kept eating the same way even though my eating caused physical problems.
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In the past 12 months...
Eating the same amount of food did not give me as much enjoyment as it used to.
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In the past 12 months...
I really wanted to cut down on or stop eating certain kinds of foods, but I just couldn’t.
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In the past 12 months...
I needed to eat more and more to get the feelings I wanted from eating. This included reducing negative emotions like sadness or increasing pleasure.
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In the past 12 months...
I didn’t do well at work or school because I was eating too much.
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In the past 12 months...
I kept eating certain foods even though I knew it was physically dangerous. For example, I kept eating sweets even though I had diabetes. Or I kept eating fatty foods despite having heart disease.
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In the past 12 months...
I had such strong urges to eat certain foods that I couldn’t think of anything else.
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In the past 12 months...
I had such intense cravings for certain foods that I felt like I had to eat them right away.
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In the past 12 months...
I tried to cut down on or not eat certain kinds of food, but I wasn’t successful.
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In the past 12 months...
I tried and failed to cut down on or stop eating certain foods.
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In the past 12 months...
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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In the past 12 months...
I was so distracted by thinking about food that I could have been hurt (e.g., when driving a car, crossing the street, operating machinery).
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In the past 12 months...
My friends or family were worried about how much I overate.
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Scoring
This assessment will be scored by a food addiction counselor and the score reported directly to you. Please allow up to 3 business days for the scoring to be completed.  Choose the manner in which you would like to receive your score below.
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Food addiction is a serious, life-threatening condition that progresses over time. Although the condition is chronic and incurable, it responds well to treatment. Many food addicts find incredible amounts of freedom from their disease.

Left untreated, food addiction can cost people their lives. Not only does the mental obsession with food and weight rob people of their ability to live their lives in peace, but also health complications arising from food addiction and obesity cause millions around the world to die early and in pain.

We encourage you to seek proper treatment should this assessment indicate you are suffering from food addiction. 

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