Please fill out the following as completely as possible. Your responses are entirely anonymous and confidential.
Age:
Male
Female
Current Weight:
pounds
Current Height:
feet
inches
Highest Weight Ever:
When was that (month/year)?
Lowest Weight at Current Height:
Desired Weight:
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate Student
I am not a student, but I am a Stanford affiliate.
I am not affiliated with Stanford.
Ethnicity:
Do you participate in athletics at any of the following levels?
Intramural
Varsity/Intercollegiate
Recreational
Please choose a response for each of the following statements:
Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
N/A
I am terrified about being overweight.
I avoid eating when I am hungry.
I find myself preoccupied with food.
I have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop.
I cut my food into small pieces.
I am aware of the calorie content of foods that I eat.
Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
N/A
I particularly avoid food with a high carbohydrate content (i.e. bread, rice, potatoes, etc.)
I feel that others would prefer if I ate more.
I vomit after I have eaten.
I feel extremely guilty after eating.
I am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner.
I think about burning up calories when I exercise.
Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
N/A
Other people think that I am too thin.
I am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body.
I take longer than others to eat my meals.
I avoid foods with sugar in them.
I eat diet foods.
I feel that food controls my life.
Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
N/A
I display self-control around food.
I feel that others pressure me to eat.
I give too much time and thought to food.
I feel uncomfortable after eating sweets.
I engage in dieting behavior.
I like my stomach to be empty.
I have the impulse to vomit after meals.
I enjoy trying rich new foods.
In the past 3 months, how often have you...
Never
Less than 1 time per month
1 to 3 times per month
Once a week
2 to 6 times a week
Once a day
More than once a day
gone on eating binges (eating a large amount of foods while feeling out of control)?
made yourself sick (vomited) to control your weight?
used laxatives to control your weight or shape?
exercised to lose or to control your weight?
Have you ever been treated for an eating disorder?
Yes
No
If you have been treated for an eating disorder, was it through a:
(check all that apply)
Counselor
Medical Doctor
Nurse
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Nutritionist or Dietician
Support Group
Have you recently thought of or attempted suicide?
Yes
No
When you have completed the form, please submit your results.
The EAT-26 questionnaire is copyright David M. Garner and Paul E. Garfinkel, 1979, and David M. Garner, et al, 1982. Used with permission.