I’ve been thinking a lot recently about food addiction. Earlier this year, I co-led a workshop with sugar addiction expert Dr. Nicole Avena and later participated in a panel discussion on the topic ...

Can we really be addicted to food? After all, we need food to survive. Our brains are wired to experience pleasure from eating which is what motivates us to consume enough energy—clearly a survival ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent poll found that 13% of adults aged 50 to 80 years showed signs of addiction to highly processed foods.

Help may be on the way for junk food addicts. Recent studies suggest that these irresistible dishes are not only designed to be delicious, but also addictive — so much so that some experts are calling ...

Cravings are intense desires for a specific food, even when you're not hungry. People with food addiction often eat in secret ...

Brian of Petaluma compares his craving for food to ''a heroin addict living in the gutter.'' Susan of Santa Rosa talks about ''using food for a fix.'' They are members of FA, shorthand for Food ...