Food addiction

For many of us, eating particular foods can be comforting: a pick-me-up during a hard task; a reward after a long day at work; a satiating end to a lovely ...

After writing a number of articles about how certain individuals shed more than 100 pounds by altering their ...

Eating healthy and losing weight seems downright impossible for many people. Despite their best intentions, they repeatedly find ...

Binge eating and compulsive behaviors associated with food are still quite powerful and warrant more study.

Why are some foods—like chocolate, pizza, and French fries—more addictive than others—like brown rice or salmon?

These findings mean it might one day be useful to encourage people to wait a bit longer before ...

Junk food is ubiquitously available, legal, cheap, and socially accepted; therefore, it becomes the drug of choice for ...

Understanding the pathways involved in addictive-like behavior could provide new therapeutic avenues for treating addiction and other compulsive ...

Research shows that calories gleaned from bread, refined sugars, and processed foods promote overeating

Have you ever joked that you were addicted to Oreo cookies when you couldn’t have just one?

E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork explains how food can be just as addictive as any drug.

Dr. Pam Peeke discusses food addiction and her new book "The Hunger Fix" and how it can help ...

Eating healthy and losing weight seems downright impossible for many people.