Food Addiction Explained: Why You Crave and Can’t Stop: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Recent research and brain imaging studies support the concept of food addiction, showing that compulsive overeating ...

There’s been debate among scientists and psychiatrists over whether people can be addicted to food the way they can be addicted to other substances like cigarettes and alcohol, and a consensus is ...

This article is brought to you by Ochsner Health. Addiction can be a scary word, and not one to take lightly. It’s never a good feeling when our cravings, desires or impulses are seemingly out of our ...

Compulsive eaters may have a specific type of bacteria in their gut, research has found. These bacteria—known as Proteobacteria—were found in large numbers in the guts of humans and mice with food ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Maggie Chiang / For The Times) Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new ...

For those battling food addiction, popular weight-loss medications offer hope but not complete solutions. Understanding the complex nature of this condition reveals why a multifaceted treatment plan ...

Can we really be addicted to food? After all, we need food to survive. Our brains are wired to experience pleasure from eating which is what motivates us to consume enough energy—clearly a survival ...

What links sex, drugs and sausage rolls? Depending on who you ask, all of them can be addictive to the point of harm. But while it is uncontroversial that people can become dependent on heroin or ...

Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight” ...