The City of San Francisco recently filed a lawsuit against the country largest manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods, ...

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 ...

In early April, prominent National Institutes of Health nutrition scientist Kevin Hall took early retirement at the age of 54, citing administrative censorship as the main reason. Why? One of his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research has found that high-sugar, ultraprocessed foods can be addictive for some people. Doucefleur/iStock via Getty Images Plus ...

Health and Human Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. blamed the major tobacco companies for manufacturing bad, ultra-processed ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Key Takeaways Cravings are intense desires for a specific food, even when you're not hungry. People with food addiction often eat in secret due to feelings ...

The concept of food addiction is no longer controversial. There is sufficient data in animals and humans to support this statement. What remains controversial is the nutritional approach to treatment.

Dr. Peeke offers a prescription to get food addicts on the road to recovery. Sept. 24, 2012— -- Tara Costa calls herself a recovering addict, but the substance she abused was food. Costa wasn't ...

While taking part in a fast at the very beginning of the year, one which required me to forgo meats, processed foods and any drinks other than water (and maybe 100 percent fruit juice), I found myself ...

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 ...

In early April, prominent National Institutes of Health nutrition scientist Kevin Hall took early retirement at the age of 54, citing administrative censorship as the main reason. Why? One of his ...