Fast food chains are no longer just competing with burgers and fries — they’re fighting through loyalty apps designed to keep ...

A growing number of people in the United States are clinically addicted to ultraprocessed foods, studies have shown. Which ...

A new study claims that “ultra-processed food addiction” affects one in eight older adults. But how solid is the science behind that headline? Beneath the striking numbers lies a web of assumptions ...

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 ...

Food addiction describes addiction-like responses to ultra-processed foods, but it is not yet a formal DSM-5 or ICD-11 diagnosis. Evidence links it to cravings, loss of control, reward pathways, ...

They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young ...

• Rates are double those of older Americans who encountered processed foods later in life Gen X may be paying the price for growing up in the snack-food boom. A new University of Michigan study finds ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...