Food Addiction

Food Addiction May Be Tied to PTSD

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 20:05:55 +0000

Many patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have difficulty coping with the anxiety and stress they may feel. This could lead some to turn to overeating to ease their pain.

Overall US Dietary Quality Remained Low

Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:02:50 +0000

Since 2000, US officials have made several policy changes in nutrition and proper food processing. But a new study found that, despite government efforts to promote proper diet, eating habits in the US remained a national concern.

Getting to the Root of Eating Disorders

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:15:55 +0000

Eating disorders leading to obesity or anorexia are widespread and growing in number. Poor success rates of current treatments have led researchers to look for new therapies.

How a Sugar High Works in the Brain

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:52:21 +0000

Is food addiction real? A candy bar can’t exactly be compared to heroin, but the sugar spike from candy may wake up the same part of the brain that substance abuse can trigger.

Women Eat Away Because of Abuse

Fri, 31 May 2013 11:35:56 +0000

Women who were abused while growing up may have a higher tendency for addictive relationships with food. This tendency could explain higher rates of obesity in abused women.

Is Fasting the New Fat-Busting Fad?

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:00:02 +0000

It seems like weight loss trends change constantly – and there could be a new one on the horizon. However, with this new fad, the focus is not so much on what you eat, but on how long you don’t eat.

Sleep and Overeating While Pregnant

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:33:12 +0000

Pregnancy is notorious for causing women difficulty with sleeping — though not as notorious as the months after the baby arrives. Having an eating disorder can worsen the problem.

The Science of Binge-Eating

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:22:29 +0000

Obesity levels are at all-time highs in the United States and also in places like Mexico, an ominous development for a world awash in calories.

Gradually, scientists are making incremental gains in understanding how brain hormones are related to dysfunctional appetite. The identification of hunger-regulating hormones like leptin and ghrelin are expanding the science of expanding waistlines.

Yet hunger and overeating are not simple functions of body chemistry. They involve behavior, genes, attitudes, upbringing, socialization, emotions and environmental stimuli as well.

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You Are When You Eat

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:02:08 +0000

If munching around the clock is your norm, you may be finding the numbers on the scale going up. But it's not how much you're eating. It's when you're eating it.

Cobbler Not So Peachy

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:26:11 +0000

Before you reach for a second helping of peach cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream this weekend, you might want to consider how all that sugar will hit your brain cells.