Food Addiction

Many health-conscious eaters, paleo bakers, and people with diabetes rely on naturally derived alternative sweeteners — but are they truly better for you than plain table sugar?

Consuming sugar can lead to body-wide inflammation, microbiome disruption, insulin resistance, and more.

There are thousands of additives — chemical preservatives, flavorings, thickening agents, and more — in our food supply. The FDA simply can't keep up.

Here are some of the latest findings about sugary drinks like soda, juice, energy drinks, and more.

Corporate campaigns targeted kids and helped to create our obesity crisis.

The following foods can support the body nutritionally as it adjusts and rebuilds during recovery.

What you eat can play a key role in overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.

Addiction is common — and it's complicated.

Blood sugar and insulin work together to support your energy and health. Learn how to keep them in balance.

Low-calorie food replacements have promised to make our weight-loss dreams come true, but research indicates that these pseudo-foods rarely deliver. In fact, they may set our weight-loss efforts back.

These two ingredients have a starring role in most packaged foods we eat. More than any other culprit, they fuel our chronic-disease epidemic.

To understand how sugar can wreak havoc on your health, take a closer look at how it’s metabolized in the body.

Keep your eye out for these different terms for the sweet stuff.