Overeating and oversleeping are often overlooked behaviors that many attribute to simple lifestyle choices or temporary phases. However, these actions can be more than just habits; they can be ...

Oxford scientists propose that psychedelics could rewire brain circuits behind compulsive eating, offering a bold new strategy to treat obesity, if future trials confirm their potential. Review: The ...

Emotional triggers, such as stress, guilt, and loneliness, or environmental triggers, such as grocery shopping, media, and dieting, can cause binge eating episodes in individuals with binge eating ...

I am a Certified Bariatric Counselor and a Registered Dietitian. I work with individuals who struggle with binge eating disorder, emotional eating and compulsive eating disorder. My practice focuses ...

In our current culture, we attach much humiliation to overeating and body image. This makes the inability to change eating habits seem like a shameful thing—a defect of discipline. When people try to ...

First, using an addictive substance causes the release of a chemical messenger called dopamine in the reward network, which ...

Many people dismiss overeating and excessive sleeping as simple personal choices or temporary phases in life. What if these seemingly innocent behaviors actually reveal something much deeper about ...

With waif-like, thinning actresses being accused of it left and right, anorexia has probably become the best-known eating disorder. But new data show that this eating disorder noted for low caloric ...

Compulsive eaters may have a specific type of bacteria in their gut, research has found. These bacteria—known as Proteobacteria—were found in large numbers in the guts of humans and mice with food ...

Oprah Winfrey has confirmed plans for a new rehab series to air on her network. Centring on people battling compulsive eating disorders, Inside Rehab will broadcast on the 56-year-old's new cable ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. We’ve all been there. We grab an extra slice of pizza even though we’re full or reach for a snack when bored, tired, stressed — ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, researchers investigated the longitudinal relationships between appetitive qualities in early childhood and eating problem symptoms ...