Some researchers compare the overuse of refined sugar to drug addiction. Source: Myriams-Fotos/Pixabay/Used with Permission Something happens in the brain of a drug ...

We've survived the stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, when rich, sweet treats come at us non-stop. Now is the season of reform, when gym memberships, cleanse books and weight-loss plans ...

As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I spend lots of time talking to people about their eating habits and how they feel about food. I've found that focusing on details like exactly how many grams ...

Is food addiction real? Can kids be affected by sugar or food addiction as seriously as alcohol addiction affects people?

Cravings are real, a nutrition researcher says—but lumping sweets with alcohol and nicotine is a problem. But the physical and psychological effects are real. Our food system is loaded with ...

A friend and I were talking the other day about our addiction to sugar and fatty comfort foods (think cookies, cake, chocolate). We do so well for a while, and then somehow find ourselves back at it, ...

Are you or someone you know addicted to sugar? Feel the need to have that afternoon candy bar? Dr. Jonny Bowden, known as The Nutrition Mythbuster, visited the ABC7 studio to talk about how to kick ...

A Nigerian health expert has raised an alarm over the dangers of refined sugar, warning that it is more addictive than cocaine and poses a major risk to public health. Associate Professor of Public ...

Quitting sugar for two weeks brought in a lot of positive changes in my physical and mental health, which began from ...

Hoebel and researchers in the department of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have demonstrated patterns of craving and relapse, the third and final stage of addiction, that had ...

When I tell my friends I have a sugar addiction, most of them scoff and say, “Well, we all like dessert!” I more than like dessert. I crave dessert—and not just the beautifully plated cakes and tarts ...