Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26)

Assessment of Eating Disorder Risk and Attitudes

Instructions

Please check a response for each of the following statements that best applies to you. Please answer each question carefully and honestly. All responses are confidential.

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

EAT-26 Assessment Results

Comprehensive Analysis of Eating Attitudes and Behaviors

Total EAT-26 Score

0
Low Risk

Dieting Subscale

0
Questions 1,6,7,10,11,12,14,16,17,22,23,24,26

Bulimia & Food Preoccupation

0
Questions 3,4,9,18,21,25

Oral Control

0
Questions 2,5,8,13,15,19,20

Clinical Interpretation

Your results will be interpreted here based on established clinical guidelines.

Recommendations

Personalized recommendations will appear here based on your assessment results.

Important Disclaimer

The EAT-26 is a screening tool and should not be used alone to make a diagnosis. A score of 20 or above indicates the need for further evaluation by a qualified healthcare professional. This assessment is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.