Giving up ultra-processed food is designed to be hard. Here's why so many of us reach for the junk and how to gradually kick ...

If you're 45 to 65 years old and love eating ultra-processed foods (UPF) -- even though you know they're damaging your mind and body -- you may be addicted to these seductive products.

Yet another junk epidemiological study claims that "ultra-processed" foods are addictive. The research is little more than a ...

A consensus is emerging among scientists that certain foods are addictive for some people. But questions remain about which ...

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that older adults, ...

This article is brought to you by Ochsner Health. Addiction can be a scary word, and not one to take lightly. It’s never a good feeling when our cravings, desires or impulses are seemingly out of our ...

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 ...

Look around. Waist lines are expanding at an alarming rate. In fact, with over 60 percent of the country overweight, most of us are overweight. It is the new norm (although that doesn’t mean it is the ...

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 ...