The war on junk food is forging ahead . New York, Philadelphia, and Boston have banned trans fats . New York is forcing restaurants to post calorie counts . Britain has outlawed junk-food ads during ...

Are your cravings for certain foods out of control? Source: Joenomias/Pixabay, used with permission Are you a food addict? Certainly all of us have had the experience, at one time or another, of being ...

Food Addiction is currently not listed in the DSM-5 framework, a diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not harmful. In layman’s terms, it’s ...

Food addiction describes addiction-like responses to ultra-processed foods, but it is not yet a formal DSM-5 or ICD-11 diagnosis. Evidence links it to cravings, loss of control, reward pathways, ...

The research set out to identify the types of foods linked to the physical and psychological condition of “food addiction.” Unsurprisingly there is a correlation between addiction to food and weight ...

Psychiatry determines whether a person is dependent on alcohol or another drug by asking patients seven basic questions. These questions are based on The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

Ultra processed foods have long been linked to obesity, heart disease, and dementia but now scientists say regular consumption could physically alter the brain, perpetuating a vicious cycle of ...

Currently, there is no single universal definition of ultraprocessed foods. Some people define them as foods that contain ingredients you would not find in your kitchen cupboards, such as emulsifiers ...