Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 Quiz — Assess Addictive-like Eating (Addiction and Habits)
Likert-scale questionnaire identifying addictive-like eating patterns.
The Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) quiz is a validated, Likert-scale assessment designed to identify addictive-like eating patterns, cravings, and loss-of-control behaviors. This short, professional questionnaire helps you understand whether your eating habits show signs commonly associated with food addiction and problematic eating within the broader category of Addiction and Habits. Completing the quiz provides a clear numeric score and practical insights that you can use to guide next steps for healthier eating and habit change.
This online version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 is optimized for clarity and user experience while preserving the essential symptom areas measured by the original tool: cravings, inability to cut down, continued use despite problems, and functional impairment. Whether you're exploring concerns about overeating, emotional eating, or compulsive snacking, this test offers evidence-based screening language, actionable recommendations, and guidance on when to seek professional support. Take the test honestly to get the most accurate assessment of your addictive-like eating patterns.
How often do you find yourself unable to stop eating even when you intend to?
Assess frequency of loss of control when eating.
How often do you experience strong cravings or urges to eat specific foods?
Measures intensity and frequency of food cravings.
How often do you eat more than you planned or intended?
Captures tendency to overeat beyond intentions.
How often do you continue to eat certain foods despite negative consequences (weight gain, health issues, guilt)?
Assesses continuation of behavior despite harm.
How often do you feel unable to cut down or reduce certain eating behaviors?
Evaluates unsuccessful attempts to control eating.
How often do you eat to cope with emotions like stress, sadness, or boredom?
Measures emotional or coping-driven eating patterns.
How often do you spend a lot of time obtaining, using, or recovering from eating certain foods?
Includes preoccupation and time spent around eating behaviors.
How often do your eating habits interfere with social, work, or family responsibilities?
Assesses functional impairment due to eating behaviors.
How often do you need to eat more of a certain food to get the same satisfaction (tolerance)?
Evaluates tolerance-like escalation of intake.
How often do you experience withdrawal-like symptoms (irritability, restlessness) when you try to cut down certain foods?
Captures discomfort when reducing intake.
How often do you eat more or differently when you are alone compared with when you are with others?
Assesses secretive or shame-driven eating behavior.
How often do you feel guilty, ashamed, or distressed about your eating behaviors?
Measures negative emotional consequences associated with eating.
Frequently asked questions
The YFAS 2.0 is a standardized, evidence-based screening instrument designed to identify addictive-like eating behaviors and symptoms similar to substance use disorders. It helps screen for patterns such as cravings, loss of control, tolerance, withdrawal-like effects, and functional impairment related to eating.
No. This quiz is a screening tool that mirrors the themes of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 but does not replace a clinical assessment. A high score suggests the need for further evaluation by a healthcare professional (physician, registered dietitian, or mental health clinician).
This version contains 12 Likert-scale items and typically takes 3–7 minutes to complete. Answer honestly based on your recent experiences for the most accurate screening result.
If your score falls in the high or very high ranges, consider scheduling an appointment with a medical provider, a registered dietitian, or a mental health professional experienced in eating disorders and addictive behaviors. Early intervention and structured behavioral strategies (CBT, mindfulness, nutrition planning) are often effective.
Yes. Retake the quiz after implementing changes or treatment—commonly after 6–12 weeks—to monitor progress. Regular reassessment can help you and your care team evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Yes. Evidence-based approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), structured nutrition counseling, medication in specific cases, and support groups. Treatment should be individualized and ideally coordinated by professionals.
This quiz is intended for private screening and personal insight. If you use an online platform, review its privacy policy to understand how responses are stored, used, or shared. For clinical research-grade administration of the YFAS 2.0, formal consent and data protections are required.
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