Oxford scientists propose that psychedelics could rewire brain circuits behind compulsive eating, offering a bold new strategy to treat obesity, if future trials confirm their potential. Review: The ...

Northwestern University scientists developed a lifestyle medicine program that uses three wearable sensors — a necklace, a wristband and a body camera — to capture real-world eating behavior in ...

An image of someone wearing all three sensors: a necklace that records eating behaviors; a wristband that tracks movement and activity; a bodycam that is the first patented Activity-Oriented Camera ...

Source: Purchased from Shutterstock by UCLA; altered in Photoshop by Dr. B. Gordon Welcome to the first post of Obesely Speaking: The Brain And Obesity. Question: Why am I doing this? Answer: I am ...

Many people dismiss overeating and excessive sleeping as simple personal choices or temporary phases in life. What if these seemingly innocent behaviors actually reveal something much deeper about ...

Non-purging bulimia is a type of eating disorder in which a person uses a form of “compensatory” behavior, such as exercise, to counteract periods of binge eating. Bulimia is a type of eating disorder ...

Overeating and oversleeping are often overlooked behaviors that many attribute to simple lifestyle choices or temporary phases. However, these actions can be more than just habits; they can be ...

Recent research highlights a concerning link between ultra-processed foods and changes in brain function that may drive overeating. Studies suggest these foods can alter neural pathways, affecting ...

Are you wondering if this afternoon’s cheesecake is going to change your body? While most of us imagine it changing our waistline, few wonder whether it also changes the brain. But it does, and a ...

A research team tracked children from infancy through age 3 to explore the roots of emotional overeating. Parents/caregivers were surveyed about the children's temperaments and whether they consumed ...