Food Addiction

Author Alexandra Jamieson is on a mission to help women learn to listen to their desires — and to understand the deeper meaning behind their cravings.

A new clinical trial reveals that mindful meditation may help you kick your smoking habit — for good.

Highly flavored processed foods have hijacked our sense of taste, driving unhealthy cravings and sabotaging our health for too long. It’s time to reclaim our palates.

Technology can make your meals fun or forbidding. It’s important to know the difference — and to have a choice in the matter.

I’ve heard that simply looking at sugary foods can trigger an insulin response. Is that true?

Deciding to forgo a food you've long savored presents practical and emotional challenges — even when you know it's for the best. Here's how to make it easier.

The effects of soda consumption are dramatic — and speedy. Minutes after you take the first swig, the assault begins, and your body goes into a sugar-induced upward — and then downward — spiral. Here’s what happens.

Dr. Mark Hyman shares details about the detox outlined in his latest book.

Functional-medicine expert Mark Hyman, MD, on our addiction to sugar, processed foods, and other refined carbs — and why a detox could help you lose weight and regain your health.

A high-protein breakfast has been shown to increase a feeling of fullness, reduce hunger later in the day, and curtail brain signals that control food cravings.

This popular “natural” sweetener appears less problematic than its artificial counterparts, but it could still have health consequences of its own.