Ultra-processed foods with lots of refined carbohydrates and added fats — including sweets and salty snacks — may be as addictive as cigarettes. That’s according to a new international study led by ...

A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

Author Nir Eyal is hosting an Answers Session next Tuesday, ask him all about how to make internet products addictive and if that’s something we should want in any case. To understand technology ...

Ultra-processed foods are one the most controversial topics impacting food and beverage today. Consumers have a deep distrust of them, and major organisations have suggested that they have led to a ...

You're favorite guilty pleasure snack may be just as addictive as cigarettes or heroin, a new study reveals. An analysis of 281 studies in 36 countries, published in the British Medical Journal this ...

View post: Disney Abruptly Cancels Theatrical Release For New Movie After Brutal Feedback It’s no secret that processed foods have a detrimental effect on our health, but if you’re used to eating them ...

Is sugar the new nicotine … or maybe just the current scapegoat for our collective confusion over what’s “healthy?” Science can’t decide if sugar is a genuine addiction or a guilty pleasure, and our ...

The question has generated controversy among scientists. Here’s what we know. By Alice Callahan Over the last decade or so, research has revealed a clear pattern: People tend to overeat ultraprocessed ...

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Share on Pinterest Experts say the fats and carbohydrates in ultra-processed foods can make them addictive. /Getty Images J. Anthony/Stocksy Researchers say ultra-processed foods may be as addictive ...

When I sat down to write this story, I remembered the gummy worms in the snack drawer of my kitchen. So I got up and grabbed a handful. I should add that I had just finished lunch, and I don’t really ...