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 ...

that their favourite 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 as alcohol or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago native Jeffrey Odwazny says he has been addicted to ultraprocessed food since he was a child. “I was driven to eat and eat ...

There are few blisses greater than diving into a bag full of chips or munching on candy. There might be a good reason for that: According to a new study from the British Medical Journal by researchers ...

Credit: Getty Images Research has found that high-sugar, ultraprocessed foods can be addictive for some people. The Conversation — People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call ...

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 ...

Certain gut bacteria may increase the risk that a person will binge eat and become obese, a new study suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

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 CONVERSATION) People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. Still, many questions remain about which foods are addictive, which people are ...

Certain gut bacteria may increase the risk that a person will binge eat and become obese, a new study suggests. In a series of experiments, mice and humans with a propensity for binge eating had ...