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 ...

Here & Now 's Scott Tong speaks with Dr. Claire Wilcox, who's an associate professor of transnational neuroscience at the Mind Research Network and adjunct faculty at the University of New Mexico, ...

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" ...

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While many people know about alcohol addiction, there’s a similar term gaining attention in the media and in research circles that involves eating: food addiction. It’s a complicated subject that goes ...

As a psychologist and author specializing in the application of empirical research to clinical work, I am fascinated by the ways behavior research can be applied to understanding human psychology. I ...

An international team of researchers has identified specific bacteria in the gut that are associated with both mice and humans developing an addiction to food that can lead to obesity. They have also ...

Many of us have had the experience of not being able to stop eating potato chips or something else that happens to be just the right combination of salty, sweet, and flavor-carrying fat. If potato ...

Researchers have identified specific gut microbiota associated with vulnerability to food addiction and others that might be protective against the disorder. "This novel understanding of the role of ...

What links sex, drugs and sausage rolls? Depending on who you ask, all of them can be addictive to the point of harm. But while it is uncontroversial that people can become dependent on heroin or ...