Am I a food addict?
Updated: May 19
According to a questionnaire developed by researchers at Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Science & Policy, here are some signs that you may be addicted to food:
Keep eating certain foods even if you’re no longer hungry.
Eat to the point of feeling ill.
Worry about not eating certain types of foods or worry about cutting down on certain types of foods.
When certain foods aren’t available, go out of your way to obtain them.
Eat in secret.
Feel guilty after eating particular foods but eat them again soon after.
Make excuses for eating certain foods.
Have problems functioning effectively at work or in social situations because of food and eating.
Other symptoms of food addiction include
obsessive food cravings,
preoccupation with obtaining and consuming food,
continued binge or compulsive eating,
continued attempts to stop overeating and consuming food, followed by a cycle of re-engaging in these destructive behaviors, even amidst undesired consequences
The Yale Food Addiction Scale is a questionnaire developed by Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity to identify people most likely to have an addiction to high-fat and/or high-sugar foods.
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