Addiction recovery is often centered on the idea that the fastest way to get well is to abstain from the problem substance. But unlike nicotine or narcotics, food is something that all people need to ...

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about food addiction. Earlier this year, I co-led a workshop with sugar addiction expert Dr. Nicole Avena and later participated in a panel discussion on the topic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent poll found that 13% of adults aged 50 to 80 years showed signs of addiction to highly processed foods.

Are you a food addict? Food addiction is usually defined in terms of a loss of control over eating, especially with highly palatable foods. Some of the most common foods that trigger a loss of control ...

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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 ...

A prescription drug used to treat narcolepsy and other sleep disorders has the potential to help people whose obesity is driven by food addiction. This is the conclusion of a new study published in ...

Signs of food addiction include cravings, binge and secret eating, as well as shame and fear about food. The holiday season is full of landmines for food-addicted folks. A local patient and author ...

Women who suffer physical or sexual abuse as children are around twice as likely to grow up to be food addicts who comfort eat, a study has revealed. Previous studies have shown that childhood abuse ...

More American's die from obesity every year than all cancers combined, and a leading cause could be food addiction. Dr Pamela Peeke, author of the new book The Hunger Fix, explains that food can be as ...

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — An increasing number of studies suggest food has highly addictive qualities that are just difficult to overcome. The need for food is a basic requirement for human survival, but ...

Addicts in Portland are reportedly turning to their food stamps to fuel their drug addiction, recycling bottles to garner cash to buy more fentanyl, all at the expense of the city's taxpayers.