Food addiction is the idea that individuals can experience addiction-like behaviors in response to the consumption of certain foods. 1 Food addiction is thought to be severe in some cases—similar to ...

An obsession with healthy eating can lead to addiction and eating disorders, experts have warned. As millions of people prepare to start diets in the new year, researchers said they are concerned that ...

There are few blisses greater than diving into a bag full of chips or munching on candy. There might be a good reason for that: According to a new study from the British Medical Journal by researchers ...

Co-occurring problems with eating and substance use can be very complex. Addressing the root causes while treating the symptoms can be difficult, especially if you are getting care only a few days a ...

Research has linked regularly eating these foods with chronic illnesses and health issues like obesity, type 2 diabetes and ...

The brain is constantly pulsing with electricity. Rapid electrical bursts, passed from neuron to neuron, drive our thoughts, behaviors, and perceptions of the world. Networks of neurons form circuits ...

LONDON — Highly processed foods meet the same criteria as tobacco for addiction, and labeling them as such might benefit public health, according to a new US study that proposes a set of criteria to ...

Vienna, Austria: An international team of researchers has identified specific bacteria in the gut that are associated with both mice and humans developing an addiction to food that can lead to obesity ...

ABILENE, Tx. (KTXS) — With the holiday season just around the corner, many with food addiction are struggling. “I’ve always been addicted to food," said Camie Garvey, owner of Abilene Yoga House. "I ...

The side wall of psychology professor Bart Hoebel's office is lined with dozens of storage boxes. One is labeled "salt," another "self-stimulation," yet another "crave." Then there is the cluster of ...