Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Key Takeaways Cravings are intense desires for a specific food, even when you're not hungry. People with food addiction often eat in secret due to feelings ...

Compulsive eaters may have a specific type of bacteria in their gut, research has found. These bacteria—known as Proteobacteria—were found in large numbers in the guts of humans and mice with food ...

Food addiction is a real and serious issue that affects many individuals worldwide. Unlike other addictions, food addiction often goes unnoticed because eating is a normal part of daily life. However, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with ultraprocessed food addiction may present similar vs. those with substance use disorder.

Chicago native Jeffrey Odwazny says he has been addicted to ultraprocessed food since he was a child. “I was driven to eat and eat and eat, and while I would overeat healthy food, what really got me ...

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 ...

Ultra-processed foods have taken over the U.S. diet. Roughly 73% of the U.S. food supply is made up of ultra-processed foods, and they are leading to widespread addiction. One in six adults report ...

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 ...

People now in their 50s and 60s were the first generation to grow up when ultra-processed foods – often high in fats, salt and added sugar – became widely available. New research shows that this ...