Food addiction, and unsuccessful attempts to change, can cause an “incredible sense” of guilt, shame, hopelessness and frustration, Gearhardt said.

Food addiction — also known as “eating addiction” or “eating dependence” — appears to take on some aspects of eating disorders (like a lack of control over eating), others of substance ...

Food addiction, and unsuccessful attempts to change, can cause an "incredible sense" of guilt, shame, hopelessness and frustration, Gearhardt said.

Food addiction is a term some use to refer to a compulsive or uncontrollable urge to eat food that does not relate to feelings of hunger. However, defining food addiction has been challenging. The ...

Food researchers debate whether highly processed foods like potato chips and ice cream are addictive, triggering our brains to overeat. By Anahad O’Connor Five years ago, a group of nutrition ...

For some, food is like a drug, and a new study backs up that belief. Researchers led by Yale University doctoral student Ashley Gearhardt discovered that women who display more signs of food ...

What defines food addiction. Food addiction manifests as a neurobiological dependency similar to substance use disorders. The brain’s reward pathways become hyperresponsive to highly palatable ...

Carrie Dennett, M.P.H., R.D.N. There are many reasons someone might overeat in a way that feels out of control, including having a diagnosable eating disorder, such as binge eating disorder or ...

Food addiction, and unsuccessful attempts to change, can cause an “incredible sense” of guilt, shame, hopelessness and frustration, Gearhardt said.

Known as food addiction, the condition isn’t limited to older adults — previous food addiction data had primarily centered around young- to middle-age adults up to around 50, said Ashley ...