Maladaptive patterns of smartphone use and greater daily screentime were associated with body image dissatisfaction and ...

New research has found a strong link between excessive smartphone use and disordered eating behaviours among young people.

The New York Times describes the new movement uniting the obese and people with eating disorders. The issue that unites them is binge eating—an addictive behavior. Not all obese people are binge ...

For many teenagers, a smartphone is essentially an extra limb. But new research suggests that spending too much time peering ...

The addiction model sustains that binge eating is produced by the same physiological processes operating in substance use disorders. According to this theory, people who binge eat are biologically ...

While many people know about alcohol addiction, there’s a similar term gaining attention in the media and in research circles that involves eating: food addiction. It’s a complicated subject that goes ...

that their favourite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such as alcohol or ...

For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows.

Researchers showed that young people who are hooked on their phones, meaning they feel anxious without them or can't stop ...

Kerry Washington has opened up about the near-fatal effects of her eating disorder that led her to seek help. The Scandal ...

“It was a vicious cycle... I had to re-educate myself,” Lachlan “Lucky” Munro said of his food addiction Lachlan "Lucky" Munro (2) Lachlan “Lucky” Munro struggled with food addiction at an early age ...

Dear Amy: “Charlotte,” my dear lady friend of many years has been purging. Charlotte has recently overcome addictions to smoking and alcohol, concurrently. She has a distorted image of her figure and ...