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Quiz: Are You Addicted to Food?

It’s natural to have cravings but if thinking about food is all-consuming and you have trouble controlling your intake of things like sweets, starches, salty snacks, fatty foods and sugary drinks, you may be addicted to food. People who chronically crave food aren’t so different from people who suffer drug or alcohol addiction, say some experts. Take this quiz, created by researchers at Yale University and adapted from a scale for substance dependence, to find out if you may truly be addicted to food. When answering the questions, consider your eating habits in the past year.
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