There's something almost unsettling about how easily a fast-food burger can pull you back in. You swear it's the last time, ...

If you are like me, you know that fast food seems to find a way into our lives more often than we'd like to admit. It's tasty, it's quick, and it's everywhere. But have you ever wondered what all ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...

This relationship to food is increasingly common in our society, and represents a systemic issue rather than an individual problem. Fast forward: our teenager is now 23 years old, strung out on heroin ...

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

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 ...

• Rates are double those of older Americans who encountered processed foods later in life Gen X may be paying the price for growing up in the snack-food boom. A new University of Michigan study finds ...

They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young ...

From a public health perspective, the addiction problem appears to be relentless with substances of abuse increasing in potency. Meanwhile highly accessible and highly palatable food is a significant ...