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Contemporary Nutrition 3rd Edition by Gordon Wardlaw, Anne Smith, Angela Collene

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0-07-802134-3
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Contemporary Nutrition 3rd Edition by Gordon Wardlaw, Anne Smith, Angela Collene

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0-07-802134-3
Exercise 4
Assessing Risk of Developing an Eating Disorder
British investigators have developed a five-question screening tool called the SCOFF Questionnaire for recognizing eating disorders:†
1. Do you make yourself Sick because you feel full?
2. Do you lose Control over how much you eat?
3. Have you lost more than One stone (about 13 pounds) recently?
4. Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are thin?
5. Does Food dominate your life? Assessing Risk of Developing an Eating Disorder  British investigators have developed a five-question screening tool called the SCOFF Questionnaire for recognizing eating disorders:† 1. Do you make yourself Sick because you feel full? 2. Do you lose Control over how much you eat? 3. Have you lost more than One stone (about 13 pounds) recently? 4. Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are thin? 5. Does Food dominate your life?    Two or more positive responses suggest an eating disorder. 1. After completing this questionnaire, do you feel that you might have an eating disorder or the potential to develop one? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Do you think any of your friends might have an eating disorder? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What counseling and education resources exist in your area or on your campus to help with a potential eating disorder? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 4. If a friend has an eating disorder, what do you think is the best way to assist him or her in getting help? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ † Morgan JF and others: The SCOFF Questionnaire, British Medical Journal 319:1467, 1999.
Two or more positive responses suggest an eating disorder.
1. After completing this questionnaire, do you feel that you might have an eating disorder or the potential to develop one?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Do you think any of your friends might have an eating disorder?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. What counseling and education resources exist in your area or on your campus to help with a potential eating disorder?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
4. If a friend has an eating disorder, what do you think is the best way to assist him or her in getting help?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
† Morgan JF and others: The SCOFF Questionnaire, British Medical Journal 319:1467, 1999.
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