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Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (Symptom Scale). Answer Yes/No to each item as honestly as possible.

1. 1.Do you have a regular daily eating pattern?

   • [0]Yes
   • [1]No

2. 2.Do you follow a strict diet to lose weight?

   • [1]Yes
   • [0]No

3. 3.Do you feel like a failure if you break your diet once?

   • [1]Yes
   • [0]No

4. 4.Do you count the calories of everything you eat, even when not dieting?

   • [1]Yes
   • [0]No

5. 5.Have you ever fasted for a whole day?

   • [1]Yes
   • [0]No

6. 6....if yes: how often do you do it? (control)

   • [1]Yes
   • [0]No

7. 7.Do you use any of these methods to lose weight? (pills / diuretics / laxatives) (control)

   • [1]Yes
   • [0]No

8. 8.Does your eating pattern severely affect your life?

   • [1]Yes
   • [0]No

9. 9.Would you say that food dominates your life?

   • [1]Yes
   • [0]No

10. 10.Do you eat and eat until you have to stop because you feel sick?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

11. 11.Are there times of the day when you can only think about food?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

12. 12.Do you eat moderately in front of others and binge when alone?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

13. 13.Can you stop a binge whenever you want?

    • [0]Yes
    • [1]No

14. 14.Do you experience an irresistible urge to eat non-stop?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

15. 15.In times of anxiety, do you tend to overeat?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

16. 16.Does the idea of getting fat terrify you?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

17. 17.Do you sometimes eat large amounts of food rapidly and excessively?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

18. 18.Are you ashamed of your eating habits?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

19. 19.Are you worried about not being able to control how much you eat?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

20. 20.Do you turn to food to soothe yourself?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

21. 21.Are you able to leave food on your plate when finished? (satiety control)

    • [0]Yes
    • [1]No

22. 22.Do you deceive others about how much you eat?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

23. 23.Is the amount you eat determined by how hungry you feel?

    • [0]Yes
    • [1]No

24. 24.Do you have very large binges?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

25. 25.If so, do you feel sad or guilty afterward?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

26. 26.If you binge, is it only at night?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

27. 27.How often do you binge? (control)

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

28. 28.Would you travel long distances to obtain food to binge?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

29. 29.If you vomit, does it feel like a relief / does it reduce guilt?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

30. 30.Do you count calories even when you have not binged?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

31. 31.Do you frequently feel unable to stop eating? (healthy answer is No)

    • [0]Yes
    • [1]No

32. 32.Do you have major weight fluctuations (>2 kg/week)?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No

33. 33.Are you so dissatisfied with your body that it interferes with your life?

    • [1]Yes
    • [0]No