Known as food addiction, the condition isn’t limited to older adults — previous food addiction data had primarily centered around young- to middle-age adults up to around 50, said Ashley ...

Specifically, the study failed to show that consumption of an ultra-processed food beverage acted on the brain like other addictive drugs and did not trigger a measurable amount of dopamine release ...

Others, like Food Addicts Anonymous, use 12-step principles along with strict diets. They can help you avoid ingredients like sugar, refined flour, and wheat. Food Addiction vs. Binge Eating Disorder ...

We’ve failed to recognize how difficult it is to escape the pull of food addiction and overcome our brain's built-in reward response to these ultraformulated foods that flood our food supply.

Study: Gut microbiota signatures of vulnerability to food addiction in mice and humans.Image Credit: Alpha Tauri 3D Graphics/Shutterstock.com Background. Uncontrolled food consumption can lead to ...

I had such strong urges to eat certain foods I couldn’t think of anything else (24% said this happened once a week). I tried and failed to cut down on or stop eating certain foods (19% said this ...

Food addiction, and unsuccessful attempts to change, can cause an "incredible sense" of guilt, shame, hopelessness and frustration, Gearhardt said.

Food addiction, and unsuccessful attempts to change, can cause an “incredible sense” of guilt, shame, hopelessness and frustration, Gearhardt said.