Clearly sugar is not great for us. But it’s so delicious! And as anyone who’s ever sat down to eat one Twizzler and accidentally polished off the bag (i.e. everyone) can tell you, once you start, it ...

It happens innocently enough. You reach for a few potato chips to snack on. Then you add a granola bar, because you still feel hungry. To top it off, a few cookies to soothe your sweet tooth—for a ...

Food cravings are intense, sometimes irresistible urges to eat. A person usually desires a specific food or taste. Foods high in sugars or other carbohydrates commonly cause cravings, and these can be ...

When Dr. Rachel Martinez noticed her patient Lisa Thompson’s sudden intense cravings for fried chicken and chocolate in early 2024, she recognized a pattern she’d seen before. “These weren’t just ...

Certain foods and beverages, such as fruit, yogurt, sweet potatoes, and smoothies, may help reduce sugar cravings. Foods that contain whole grains, fiber, and protein may also keep you feeling fuller ...

Addiction to any drug – be it alcohol, tobacco, opioids or illicit drugs, like cocaine – is a chronic disease that causes a compulsive drug-seeking behavior individuals find difficult or impossible to ...

The chocolate bar calling your name from the vending machine. The pizza commercial that suddenly makes dinner plans irrelevant. The ice cream that becomes an obsession at 10 p.m. Food cravings ...

If you sometimes experience food cravings or an irresistible desire to eat specific foods, rest assured that you’re not alone. In fact, it’s estimated that over 90% of the world’s population gets food ...

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