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

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

Meal kit company Gousto has designed 'the UK's most addictive burger' in order to highlight the impact of ultra-processed ...

A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that certain foods may trigger addictive-like eating behaviors, particularly those that are highly processed and made for maximum palatability. Research ...

These ultra-processed foods can trigger addictive behaviors that meet the same clinical criteria used to diagnose substance-use disorders. The authors from the fields of addiction science and ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserts that tobacco companies, seeking new markets after facing smoking regulations, applied their ...

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 ...

Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, "Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight" ...

There’s regular stuffing, the kind that politely sits on the plate, does its job, and stays quiet. And then there’s chaos stuffing, the kind that makes people stop mid-bite, look around suspiciously, ...

For those battling food addiction, popular weight-loss medications offer hope but not complete solutions. Understanding the complex nature of this condition reveals why a multifaceted treatment plan ...