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 ...

• 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 ...

In early April, prominent National Institutes of Health nutrition scientist Kevin Hall took early retirement at the age of 54, citing administrative censorship as the main reason. Why? One of his ...

Sometimes your taste buds crave certain foods without any signal from your brain or stomach—that’s when it turns into an addiction. Interestingly, you’ll never hear of anyone being addicted to apples ...