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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Up to 25% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, which can significantly impact their parenting behavior and the well-being of their children. A new study from the University of Illinois ...

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 ...

When people think of dementia, memory loss is usually the first symptom that comes to mind. However, growing evidence shows that subtle everyday behaviors—like how you eat—can sometimes signal ...

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 ...

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 ...