Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) self-check
A gentle check-in for serious eating concerns that may not match every feature of another diagnosis.
Not a diagnosis. This original educational check-in is not a validated screening test. Your answers stay on this device.
10 questions · about 2 minutes · all quizzes
You do not need to match every sign to deserve support.
Question 1 of 10
Your OSFED reflection
A possible first sentence: “I am worried about my eating and I would like a physical and mental health assessment.”
Your answers were not sent to Lauren or saved.
About Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)
Other specified feeding or eating disorder is used when eating or feeding symptoms cause significant distress or impairment but do not meet every criterion for another feeding or eating disorder. Examples can include atypical anorexia nervosa, lower-frequency or shorter-duration bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder, purging disorder and night eating syndrome.
This self-check cannot assess all diagnostic criteria, medical causes, severity or overlapping conditions. A comprehensive physical and mental health assessment is the right next step when concerns persist.
These are understandable questions. This page can help you notice patterns and find language for a conversation, but no online quiz can provide a diagnosis.
Information checked September 1, 2026.
Support before certainty
Tell a family doctor or nurse practitioner what has been happening. Ontario residents can call 811 for free nursing advice, day or night.
NEDIC provides information and help finding care across Canada. Call 1-866-633-4220, call 416-340-4156 in Toronto, or visit nedic.ca. NEDIC is not a crisis line.
Lauren Hofstee, RD provides virtual, weight-inclusive eating disorder nutrition counselling across Ontario.
Contact a local primary care professional or eating disorder service. If you are in immediate danger, use your local emergency number or crisis service.
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. In Canada, call or text 988 if you are thinking about suicide.
This private self-check needs JavaScript to move between questions. You can still contact Lauren or use the support links above.