Are you addicted to food? NY Times quiz

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  • Anna800
    Anna800 Posts: 639 Member
    Not Addicted.
    Based on your answers, you do not meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    I could take that quiz twice and get different answers, before MFP YeS to almost everything, after 9 months of healthy living, I am very comfortable saying no. my score as of today is 0 which i guess is good, says not addicted. Thanx for posting though.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    I had a score of 0,

    "Your score: 0
    Not Addicted.

    Based on your answers, you do not meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale."
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    Can't live without it....must be addicted! Am I a compulsive eater?....sometimes.
  • bellesouth18
    bellesouth18 Posts: 1,071 Member
    My score was a zero. I'm not addicted to food. Good to know! :happy:
  • rudegyal_b
    rudegyal_b Posts: 593 Member
    well i know im a huge addict but apparently i dont fit the criteria
  • AdenaJ
    AdenaJ Posts: 58 Member
    I could take that quiz twice and get different answers, before MFP YeS to almost everything, after 9 months of healthy living, I am very comfortable saying no. my score as of today is 0 which i guess is good, says not addicted. Thanx for posting though.

    Agree. My score was 0 (not addicted), but I could see my answer being different at this time last year.
  • mandorla
    mandorla Posts: 81 Member
    I sat there trying to answer the questions as I would have six months ago, but I couldn't remember the feelings from that time. I gave up and answered them as I would now. I'm not an addict. I seriously doubt that though, sense I think about food constantly.
  • Strobins05
    Strobins05 Posts: 716
    Not addicted:noway:
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,374 Member
    Not addicted :happy:

    ETA: I haven't seen one that told them they are addicted yet...Maybe the quiz is rigged:laugh:
    I really thought mine would say I was.:noway:
  • isabellecmiranda
    isabellecmiranda Posts: 56 Member
    very cool. I just didnt know how to answer..Im in a wierd place where eating healthy has become normal, but i still think about bad foods. Im just making better decisions.
    Thanks for the post!!
  • shelbyweeeee
    shelbyweeeee Posts: 154 Member
    I don't need this quiz to say yes or no. I, myself can admit that I definitely have a food addiction. However, with that being said... this is my result!

    Your score: 17
    Possible Food Addiction.
    Based on your answers, you may meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    Your score: 22
    Not Addicted.
    Based on your answers, you do not meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
  • ghostpixie
    ghostpixie Posts: 148 Member
    I don't need this quiz to say yes or no. I, myself can admit that I definitely have a food addiction. However, with that being said... this is my result!

    Your score: 17
    Possible Food Addiction.
    Based on your answers, you may meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.

    That's what I got too. However with MFP it's changing. Which is great!
  • MtnKat
    MtnKat Posts: 714
    Your score: 0
    Not Addicted.

    Based on your answers, you do not meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.


    Why am I fat then?
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    Error on page. :sad:

    Stupid IE9.

    (I already know the score would be bad, I don't need a test to tell me I have an unhealthy relationship with food.)
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    YOUR SCORE: 17
    POSSIBLE FOOD ADDICTION.
    Based on your answers, you may meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.

    I'd say I'm less addicted and more obsessed with it.
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    YOUR SCORE: 22
    NOT ADDICTED.
    Based on your answers, you do not meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
  • laurenellenmarie
    laurenellenmarie Posts: 331 Member
    Your score: 22
    Not Addicted.
    Based on your answers, you do not meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.

    me too!
  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    Before taking the quiz, I could say I was. My result agrees.


    Your score: 28
    Possible Food Addiction.

    Based on your answers, you may meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    Your score: 0
    Not Addicted.

    Based on your answers, you do not meet the criteria for food addiction as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.


    Why am I fat then?

    I got the same as you.

    I am fat because I eat too much good food not because I eat when I am not hungry or for other emotional reasons. I eat too fast and thus the signal to my brain to stop eating is delayed significantly and I over eat leading to weight gain :) I have slowed my eating significantly since starting my journey and find I am not having any problems adjusting to a lower and more normal intake.
  • funkyspunky872
    funkyspunky872 Posts: 866 Member
    Possibly addicted for me... Which I'm not surprised since the quiz doesn't focus on any other eating problems. I'm recovering from bulimia -- of course I think about food and I am not good with hunger cues. Of course I'm anxious when I cut things out and sometimes try 'eat my feelings'. An anorexic would get a 'food addict' score, especially since the amounts of food are not specified as being 'large amounts'.
  • ethansmug
    ethansmug Posts: 159 Member
    It's a bit B.S. isn't it? Seven questions for something that goes as deep as an addiction... something just seems off about that.
  • LipSmackingFun
    LipSmackingFun Posts: 24 Member
    I'm addicted. :sad: Yes I need help, that's why I'm on MFP. :wink:
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    I'm definitely a food addict. I'd die without it.

    *ba dum*

    Honestly, though... I'm not even going to take this quiz, because I'm not sure how to answer. I know if I wasn't being careful with my diet, and using MFP, and trying to lose weight, I'd definitely answer those questions differently.
  • sailorbacon
    sailorbacon Posts: 22 Member
    Score: 14
    Not addicted. Though they added underneath how others score and said possible food addiction. *shrugs* I'm working on it in any case.
  • gobraves47
    gobraves47 Posts: 213 Member
    I'm not addicted any more, but the fried chicken, ice cream and donuts sure looked good.:happy:
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    Not Addicted. Woohoo! Thanks to MFP.
  • littlelily613
    littlelily613 Posts: 769 Member
    I scored 26 (possible food addiction). I know I have an addiction, which is why I look and feel the way I do. I can lose weight VERY easily when I try, and if I wasn't addicted to food, I WOULD be healthy right now.
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    I don't even need to take the quiz. yep

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