Ultra-processed foods -- such as chips, many cereals and many packaged snacks -- may be linked to changes in the way we learn, remember and feel. Help may be on the way for junk food addicts. Recent ...

'Every obese person and diabetic knows that they shouldn't be eating these foods, but they're hooked,' says Dr Tarman A collection of the world’s most renowned experts in ultra-processed foods will ...

A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

A voluntary ban on advertising unhealthy food and drink to children is set to take effect this week, marking a significant step in the ongoing battle against childhood obesity. The initiative, which ...

At least 1 in 5 Gen X women have signs of an addiction to junk food — an alarming finding that researchers warn could signal an even worse future for the health of American youth, who’ve eaten even ...

People born between 1960 and 1975 and living in high-income countries are increasingly likely to show signs of being hooked on highly processed food that they were the first generation to be exposed ...

A school awareness programme helped teenagers cut junk food by 30% and reduce daily calorie intake by over 1,600 calories, ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Mohan Yadav urged youths to remain at bay from addiction and junk food. “Junk food ...

WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday. The ...

Eating junk-food can be addictive, and apparently, it causes brain changes that look eerily similar to drug addiction. That's the message not only from the rapidly fattening waistlines of Americans ...

When you’re pregnant, that bag of cookies or chips can look pretty irresistible. But resist anyway. A new study suggests that eating a junk food diet during pregnancy may alter not only your own brain ...