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EATING ATTITUDES TEST (EAT-26)

You are about to take the EAT-26, a screening test designed to assess concerns and attitudes common in people with eating disorders. The purpose of the test is not to diagnose an eating disorder. Diagnosis can only be done with a formal psychological evaluation conducted by a qualified professional. You should use the EAT-26 as an educational tool. The results you receive will indicate if you have symptoms that warrant further evaluation.

Information gathered by completing the EAT-26 is anonymous. Only you will see the results.

If you have any questions about the instrument, call Health Promotion and Wellness at (814) 863-0461.

*Question*	*Always*	*Usually*	*Often*	*Sometimes*	*Rarely*	*Never*
1. Am terrified about being overweight.
2. Avoid eating when I am hungry.
3. Find myself preoccupied with food.
4. Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop.
5. Cut my food into small pieces.
6. Aware of the calorie content of foods that I eat.
7. Particularly avoid food with a high carbohydrate content (i.e. bread, rice, potatoes, etc.).
8. Feel that others would prefer if I ate more.
9. Vomit after I have eaten.
10. Feel extremely guilty after eating.
11. Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner.
12. Think about burning up calories when I exercise.
13. Other people think that I am too thin.
14. Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body.
15. Take longer than others to eat my meals.
16. Avoid foods with sugar in them.
17. Eat diet foods.
18. Feel that food controls my life.
19. Display self-control around food.
20. Feel that others pressure me to eat.
21. Give too much time and thought to food.
22. Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets.
23. Engage in dieting behavior.
24. Like my stomach to be empty.
25. Have the impulse to vomit after meals.
26. Enjoy trying new rich foods.

In the past three months, how often have you:	*Never*	*Less than 1 time a month*	1-3 times a month	*Once a week*	*2-6 Times a Week*	*Once a Day*	*More Than Once a Day*
1. Gone on eating binges?
2. Make yourself sick (vomited) to control your weight.
3. Used laxatives to control your weight or shape?
4. Exercised to lose or to control your weight?

What is your current weight in pounds? What is your current height in inches?

EAT-26 courtesy of David Garner, River Center Clinic