New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that excessive smartphone use is closely associated with disordered eating, ...

Layla Taylor reveals her eating disorder struggle on "Mormon Wives." She weighs just 99 pounds at 5'10" and says she's unable ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that excessive smartphone use is closely associated with disordered eating, ...

Prescription weight loss drugs have been lauded as the miracle drug for treating diabetes and obesity, but new research suggests that these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) ...

Founder says problem for both over- and undereaters is in mind, not stomach. Sept. 7, 2011— -- Ashley Morgan is in hour three of her daily four-hour workout. She runs on a treadmill in her ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Key points The similarities between binge eating & alcohol & drug abuse have led to the proposal of specific treatments. Despite the similarities there are important differences between binge eating ...

By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: Recent research and brain imaging studies support the concept of food addiction, showing that compulsive overeating can stimulate the brain's pleasure centres, much like ...

I was obese as a child – I’d steal sweets. When I was sent out of class for disruptive behaviour, aged 11, I’d rummage through everyone’s bags in the corridor and take their crisps. I hadn’t got ...

After gaining nearly 100 lbs., Munro began a 12-step recovery program and turned his life around and hopes to raise awareness for others who need help A British man is opening up about his years-long ...