Jun 15, 2023 · Experts explain what food addiction is, and how those affected can develop a healthier relationship with food.

Jan 30, 2023 · Am I addicted to food? About 1 in 8 adults over 50 show signs of food addiction, particularly when its comes to highly processed foods like chips, cookies and fast food.

Apr 26, 2021 · In his new book, Hooked, Moss updates the food giants' efforts to keep us eating what they serve — and how they're responding to complaints from consumers and health advocates.

Feb 18, 2021 · Food researchers debate whether highly processed foods like potato chips and ice cream are addictive, triggering our brains to overeat.

Although this means food is less addictive than them, the accessibility, convenience and low-cost of it makes it difficult to avoid. Research shows some foods, particularly those high in fat and...

Sep 30, 2025 · Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) - such as sweets, fast food and sugary beverages - are highly modified products that contain high quantities of fat, salt, sugar and flavourings. Some 2,000...

Sep 16, 2024 · Now, learn how you can overcome it and discover food freedom. Nearly every food addict has a trauma story – a point where food became their 'friend', their hiding place.

Apr 18, 2023 · Does food control you, rather than you control it? A recent study found one out of every eight Americans over 50 are food addicted, and food addiction can lead to poor mental health,...

Jul 8, 2025 · Research shows there are six million adults in the UK facing a battle similar to Dr Unwin’s: addicted to ultra-processed, sugary and carb-heavy foods and, as a result, putting themselves at risk...

Jun 12, 2025 · Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic break food addiction cycles while the junk food industry is fighting back by engineering "hyper-palatable" foods to bypass medications, some doctors claim.

Jun 6, 2021 · In my research, I found that hyperprocessed, convenient food products can be as addictive as cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, if not more so, using the industry’s own definition.

Oct 23, 2023 · You're favorite guilty pleasure snack may be just as addictive as cigarettes or heroin, a new study reveals.

Mar 25, 2021 · In “Hooked,” Michael Moss explores how no addictive drug can fire up the reward circuitry in our brains as rapidly as our favorite foods. In a legal proceeding two decades ago, Michael...

Nov 9, 2023 · The idea of food consumption has been a controversial topic in the science community with many questioning the validity of the concept as an official addiction.

Jun 28, 2024 · About 12% of children are clinically addicted to food, predominantly ultraprocessed food, according to research. Here is what their lives are like.

Mar 6, 2025 · Over the last decade or so, research has revealed a clear pattern: People tend to overeat ultraprocessed foods. This could be one reason they’re linked with weight gain and obesity. What isn’t...

Sep 11, 2024 · A psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School helps explain why we crave junk food and what we can try to do about it.

Dec 11, 2024 · Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the US on Tuesday accusing them of designing and marketing “ultra-processed” foods …

Feb 20, 2013 · The public and the food companies have known for decades now — or at the very least since this meeting — that sugary, salty, fatty foods are not good for us in the quantities that we …

Nov 30, 2023 · Our guest, Dr. Neal Barnard,, the president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, now joins us to talk about food addictions and how people can fight it.