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Food Addiction is currently not listed in the DSM-5 framework, a diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not harmful. In layman’s terms, it’s ...

(THE CONVERSATION) People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. “Patient’s pupils were nonreactive, and her skin was pale and felt cool to the ...

Anyone who is remotely health conscious will know the feeling of standing in a supermarket aisle, scrutinising the nutritional label of a potential snack, or googling “is xanthan gum bad for you?” It ...

People often joke that their favorite 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 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. Still, many questions remain about which foods are addictive, which people are ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Claire Wilcox, University of New Mexico (THE CONVERSATION) People often joke that ...