The health body’s European branch also warned that over one in 10 adolescents were at “risk of problematic gaming.” Problematic use is defined as when young people present “addiction-like symptoms,” the WHO Europe said. “It’s clear we need immediate and sustained action to help adolescents turn the tide on potentially damaging social media use, which […]
Food addiction remains a controversial topic in the scientific community. The concept is driven in part by concerns surrounding the increasing rates of obesity in the United States and elsewhere in the world. In this Honest Nutrition feature, we explain what the science says and address the question: Is food addiction real? Food addiction is […]
Research on rats has found that sugar is more addictive than opioid drugs such as cocaine and that there can be withdrawal symptoms such as depression and behavioral problems when people try cutting out sugar completely. Should we be treating refined sugar with even more caution? We reward children with it over the holidays or […]
