The New York Times describes the new movement uniting the obese and people with eating disorders. The issue that unites them is binge eating—an addictive behavior. Not all obese people are binge ...

A new study finds food addiction may be hard-wired into the brain.

While many people know about alcohol addiction, there’s a similar term gaining attention in the media and in research circles that involves eating: food addiction. It’s a complicated subject that goes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts warn that people are often choosing food quality over quantity - iStockphoto An obsession with healthy eating can lead to ...

The addiction model sustains that binge eating is produced by the same physiological processes operating in substance use disorders. According to this theory, people who binge eat are biologically ...

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 ...

People now in their 50s and 60s were the first generation to grow up when ultra-processed foods – often high in fats, salt and added sugar – became widely available. New research shows that this ...

“It was a vicious cycle... I had to re-educate myself,” Lachlan “Lucky” Munro said of his food addiction Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in 2021.

I was obese as a child – I’d steal sweets. When I was sent out of class for disruptive behaviour, aged 11, I’d rummage through everyone’s bags in the corridor and take their crisps. I hadn’t got ...