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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For many, the foods they enjoy most may be quietly harming their health. New research published in the journal Addiction shows that ultra-processed food (UPF) addiction may now be more common among ...