Food Craving Inventory UK
The Food Craving Inventory – UK (FCI-UK) is a culturally adapted version of the original Food Craving Inventory, developed to reflect typical British eating patterns (Nicholls & Hulbert-Williams, 2013). Food cravings — intense, difficult-to-resist desires for specific foods — are common in both dieters and non-dieters and have been implicated in binge eating and weight management difficulties. Because food preferences vary culturally, the original US inventory required modification to ensure ecological validity within a UK context.
The FCI-UK assesses how frequently individuals crave particular foods, how difficult those cravings are to resist, and how often they give in to them. Psychometric testing supported a four-factor structure comprising sweet foods, fast foods, high-fat foods, and complex carbohydrates. The measure demonstrated good internal consistency and meaningful associations with external eating and dietary restraint. It is suitable for research and clinical contexts where understanding patterns of food craving is relevant.
APA reference:
Nicholls, W., & Hulbert-Williams, L. (2013). British English translation of the Food Craving Inventory (FCI-UK). Appetite, 67, 37–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2013.03.010