Table 4 Table a1

From: Evaluating the Power of Food Scale in obese subjects and a general sample of individuals: development and measurement properties

  

I don’t agree (1)

I agree a little (2)

I agree somewhat (3)

I agree quite a bit (4)

I strongly agree (5)

Q1

I find myself thinking about food even when I’m not physically hungry

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q2

I get more pleasure from eating than I do from almost anything else

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q3

If I see or smell a food I like, I get a powerful urge to have some

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q4

When I’m around a fattening food I love, it′s hard to stop myself from at least tasting it

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q5

It's scary to think of the power that food has over me

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q6

When I know a delicious food is available, I can’t help myself from thinking about having some

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q7

I love the taste of certain foods so much that I can’t avoid eating them even if they’re bad for me

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q8

Just before I taste a favorite food, I feel intense anticipation

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q9

When I eat delicious food I focus a lot on how good it tastes

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q10

Sometimes, when I’m doing everyday activities, I get an urge to eat ‘out of the blue’ (for no apparent reason)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q11

I think I enjoy eating a lot more than most other people

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q12

Hearing someone describe a great meal makes me really want to have something to eat

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q13

It seems like I have food on my mind a lot

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q14

It's very important to me that the foods I eat are as delicious as possible

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Q15

Before I eat a favorite food my mouth tends to flood with saliva

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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