Giving up ultra-processed food is designed to be hard. Here's why so many of us reach for the junk and how to gradually kick ...

Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight” ...

It's 10 pm, you're exhausted, and with a few taps on your phone, a pizza, burger, or fries is at your doorstep. For millions of Indians, particularly urban youth, this isn't an occasional indulgence ...

Hundreds of studies have found that certain foods affect some people similarly to addictive substances like nicotine.

People now in their 50s and 60s were the first generation to grow up when ultra-processed foods – often high in fats, salt and added sugar – became widely available. New research shows that this ...

Up to 21% of Gen X women show signs of addiction to ultra-processed foods This rate is significantly higher compared to older generations and is linked to poor health Researchers attribute the spike ...

“No one can eat just one!” (Lay’s makes that bag of chips sound hard to put down.) White Castle will sell you a “crave case” of 30 sliders. And Coke promises that you can “Open happiness.” (Yeah, that ...