This cross-sectional analysis of 183 Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) responses from Generation Z medical students investigates restrained, emotional, and external eating patterns [8][7][4]. Subscale scores (1–5 Likert) indicated moderate dysregulated eating: Restrained Eating M=2.55, SD=0.95; Emotional Eating M=2.58, SD=0.96; External Eating M=3.28, SD=0.78 [1][2][7]. A cut-off of ≥4.0 classified 6.6% as high restrained eaters, 9.3% high emotional eaters, and 17.5% high external eaters. External eating items reached the top means (e.g., “crave food when you see/smell something tasty” M=3.79, 70.5% ≥4) [7]. Among emotional triggers, boredom scored highest (M=3.18, 45.4% ≥4). Emotional eating correlated significantly with external eating (r=0.24, p=0.001) [1][2][7]. In regression analysis, external eating significantly predicted emotional eating (β=0.31, p=0.001) while restrained eating did not (β=0.04, p=0.58; R²=0.06). [1][2][7] Findings suggest that emotional eating risk in this population is moderate and mainly linked to food cue reactivity and boredom [1][2]. Environmental and psychological strategies may help reduce emotionally driven eating.