If you're someone who always needs a sweet treat, whether that's a warm cookie or a slice of cake, then you may want to consider cutting back for the sake of your health. Ahead, we spoke with ...

It’s a biological fact: Stress makes us crave foods we don’t need. And it’s often sugary, packaged foods we tend to grab in those tense times. But what if we could soothe our stressed-out brain so we ...

Are you addicted to junk food filled with sugar? Is that even possible? Is addiction driving the obesity epidemic? Addiction to food is a very controversial issue. There are many strong opinions in ...

Do you find yourself constantly craving sweets even when you’re not hungry? Maybe you feel like you’ve lost a sense of control around certain sweet foods. You’re not alone. Many women struggle with ...

Are you a lifelong sweet tooth (a sugar addict)? Can’t finish a meal without something sweet to top it off? Does your stomach have a “reserve tank” purely for sweets? Me too. I could be completely ...

A dietitian cut out added sugar for a week and documented the effects on her body.

That innocent-looking donut might be triggering more powerful brain responses than the vodka it’s sometimes paired with. While society readily acknowledges alcohol’s addictive potential, we still ...

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 ...