Either way....
Are You a Food Addict?
mrosen814
2012/09/26 21:00:00
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Dr. Pam Peeke, author of "The Hunger Fix", believes emerging research is evidence that food addiction is real, although not all doctors agree.
According to ABC News, Yale researchers developed a Food Addiction Scale to gauge whether a person shows addictive behaviors towards certain foods. Here is a short version of the quiz that you can try:
Please score in the following manner:
0 – Never
1 – Oncer per month
2 – Two to three times per month
3 – Two to three times per week
4 – Four+ times per week
1. I find myself consuming certain foods even though I am no longer hungry?
2. I worry about cutting down on certain foods.
3. I feel sluggish or fatigued from overeating.
4. I have spent time dealing with negative feelings from overeating certain foods, instead of spending time in important activities such as time with family, friends, work, or recreation.
5. I have had physical withdrawal symptoms such as agitation and anxiety when I cut down on certain foods (Do NOT include caffeinated drinks: coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks, etc.)
6. My behavior with respect to food and eating causes me signficant distress.
7. Issues related to food and eating decrease my ability to function effectively (daily routine, job/school, social or family activities, health difficulties).
And then answer the following questions “Yes” or “No”:
8. I kept consuming the same types or amounts of food despite signficant emotional and/or physical problems related to my eating.
9. Eating the same amount of food does not reduce negative emotions or increase pleasurable feelings the way it used to.
Scoring: To meet the food addiction criteria, you need to have answered “yes” to either (or both) Questions 8 and 9 AND met the scores below on three of more of Questions 1 through 7.
1. 4
2. 4
3. 3 or 4
4. 3 or 4
5. 3 or 4
6. 3 or 4
7. 3 or 4
ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
According to ABC News, Yale researchers developed a Food Addiction Scale to gauge whether a person shows addictive behaviors towards certain foods. Here is a short version of the quiz that you can try:
Please score in the following manner:
0 – Never
1 – Oncer per month
2 – Two to three times per month
3 – Two to three times per week
4 – Four+ times per week
1. I find myself consuming certain foods even though I am no longer hungry?
2. I worry about cutting down on certain foods.
3. I feel sluggish or fatigued from overeating.
4. I have spent time dealing with negative feelings from overeating certain foods, instead of spending time in important activities such as time with family, friends, work, or recreation.
5. I have had physical withdrawal symptoms such as agitation and anxiety when I cut down on certain foods (Do NOT include caffeinated drinks: coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks, etc.)
6. My behavior with respect to food and eating causes me signficant distress.
7. Issues related to food and eating decrease my ability to function effectively (daily routine, job/school, social or family activities, health difficulties).
And then answer the following questions “Yes” or “No”:
8. I kept consuming the same types or amounts of food despite signficant emotional and/or physical problems related to my eating.
9. Eating the same amount of food does not reduce negative emotions or increase pleasurable feelings the way it used to.
Scoring: To meet the food addiction criteria, you need to have answered “yes” to either (or both) Questions 8 and 9 AND met the scores below on three of more of Questions 1 through 7.
1. 4
2. 4
3. 3 or 4
4. 3 or 4
5. 3 or 4
6. 3 or 4
7. 3 or 4
ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
Are you addicted to food? In her new book, “The Hunger Fix,” Dr. Pam Peeke believes emerging research is evidence that food addiction is real, although not all doctors agree.
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/09/quiz...
Top Opinion
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Anonymous Loner 2012/09/26 22:30:56Yes
+7Oh yeah, I loves me some food! The irony in it all is that I have type 1 Diabetes....
Either way....
what's "addiction" after all? no one can objectively answer this question!
2) 4
3) 3
4) 0
5) 0
6) 1 (around my menstruation time though so this is probably hormones)
7) 1 (not because of over-eating though, I have problems "going to the toilet" after eating certain foods)
8) Yes
9) No
hehe... one question away from being addicted :)
Eat to live, not live to eat (unless we are talking about Nutella...live for that stuff...jk)
Sometimes I even think that without food, I'd just die!
I'm so ashamed.
OH OH. I just read that article excerpt you posted with this question. I don't even have to bother adding up my score. I know I failed it miserably.
Your brain is absolutely hard-wired to work against you in situations like this. You can break a habit, but they say it takes 66 days (nonstop) to form a new one. Food is one of the worst because eating is something you must absolutely do to survive. It's not like booze or cigarettes - two things you don't need for survival. The smoker can avoid other smokers. The Alcoholic can avoid bars and parties where booze is served, but there is no way that a food addict can get away from food, because you absolutely have to have it in one form or the other.