Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Key Takeaways Cravings are intense desires for a specific food, even when you're ...

On today's episode of The Excerpt podcast: What do Oreos, Kraft Mac & Cheese and Lunchables have in common? A new study says they’re all addictive. The report also found that certain hyper-palatable ...

Are your cravings for certain foods out of control? Source: Joenomias/Pixabay, used with permission Are you a food addict? Certainly all of us have had the experience, at one time or another, of being ...

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 ...

Food addiction is a real and serious issue that affects many individuals worldwide. Unlike other addictions, food addiction often goes unnoticed because eating is a normal part of daily life. However, ...

The media’s buzzing about food addiction: out-of-control eating that hooks your brain, almost like tobacco or street drugs. Take a look at Daymon Patterson, the self-promoting fast-food addict on ...

Look around. Waist lines are expanding at an alarming rate. In fact, with over 60 percent of the country overweight, most of us are overweight. It is the new norm (although that doesn’t mean it is the ...

Chicago native Jeffrey Odwazny says he has been addicted to ultraprocessed food since he was a child. “I was driven to eat and eat and eat, and while I would overeat healthy food, what really got me ...