I am very pleased to present a guest post, created by Elizabeth, a subscriber and frequent contributor to my home blog: http://www.memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com/blog ...

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 adolescents, who are already navigating intense physical and emotional changes, constant exposure to social media can be damaging ...

Addiction hits hard. It steals lives and breaks families. Yet, many see it as a sign of weak will. What if we flip that view? Addiction is a brain disorder, not a moral slip. This piece clears up why ...

Weight-loss drugs are increasingly being marketed to women in their 40s like me—many of whom have histories with eating ...

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 ...

Eating disorders are not caused by genetics alone, but genes can play a significant role in making someone more vulnerable to developing one. Researchers do not understand the exact cause of eating ...

Inspired by their peers’ experiences, a group of Edgewood students are using a peer-led approach to educate fellow teens ...

“It was a vicious cycle... I had to re-educate myself,” Lachlan “Lucky” Munro said of his food addiction Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in 2021.