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Online Eating Disorder Evaluation

Many people wonder whether or not they have an eating disorder, and whether or not their symptoms require professional help.

Could you or someone you know be at risk? To find out if you should seek further evaluation from a doctor, answer "yes" or "no" to the questions below, then hit the Results button.

After you submit your answers, you'll have instant access to your eating disorder profile, with recommendations for additional reading and follow-up.

1	Do you eat privately, afraid that someone will know just how much you eat?	Yes	No
2	Do you label foods as "good" and "bad?"	Yes	No
3	Do you severely limit your food intake?	Yes	No
4	Are you constantly thinking about food, weight, or body image?	Yes	No
5	Do you "graze", having no planned meals but eating a large amount of food throughout the day?	Yes	No
6	Do you feel shame about being fat or obese?	Yes	No
7	Do you vomit after eating and/or use laxatives or diuretics to keep your weight down?	Yes	No
8	Do you count calories every time you eat or drink?	Yes	No
9	Does the number on your scale determine your mood and outlook for the day?	Yes	No
10	Do you eat as a way of nurturing yourself?	Yes	No
11	Do you exercise more than 45 minutes, five times a week with the goal of burning calories?	Yes	No
12	Have you tried many different ways to lose weight, such as fasting programs or weight loss programs, diet pills, prescription weight loss medications, laxatives, or diuretics?	Yes	No
13	Do you feel that you can never get enough to eat?	Yes	No
14	Do you eat when you are bored?	Yes	No
15	Do you feel a tremendous amount of guilt and fear about not being able to stop eating?	Yes	No
16	Do you "binge", eating an excessive amount within a two-hour period?	Yes	No
17	If you see yourself as thin, do you still obsess about your stomach, hips, thighs, or buttocks being too big?	Yes	No
18	If you eat a "bad" or forbidden food do you berate yourself and compensate by skipping your next meal, purging, or adding extra exercise?	Yes	No
19	Do you eat for relief or comfort?	Yes	No
20	Is it difficult for you to eat in public?	Yes	No
21	Do you eat when you're afraid?	Yes	No
22	Do you feel "out of control" when it comes to food?	Yes	No
23	Do you worry about what your last meal is doing to your body?	Yes	No
24	Do you feel you're "not good enough"?	Yes	No
25	Do you have compulsive behaviors involving food and eating?	Yes	No
26	Do you chronically diet only to regain the weight after going "off" the diet?	Yes	No
27	Is it difficult to concentrate on the daily tasks of studying or work because of food and weight thoughts?	Yes	No
28	Do you plan the next meal while you're eating the current one?	Yes	No
29	Do you eat when you're lonely?	Yes	No
30	Do you eat when you're stressed?	Yes	No
31	Do you weigh yourself several times a day?	Yes	No
32	Will you exercise to lose weight even if you are ill or injured?	Yes	No
33	When others tell you that you are too thin, do you still feel fat?	Yes	No
34	Do you experience guilt or shame about eating?	Yes	No
36	Do you eat when you're sad?	Yes	No
35	Do you punish yourself with more exercise or restrictions if you don't like the number on the scale?	Yes	No
36	Do your eating behaviors interfere with your daily functioning?	Yes	No