Sugar often gets compared to drugs like nicotine or cocaine in popular media, with claims that it "hooks" us and keeps us coming back for more. But is sugar truly addictive in the same way as those ...

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 ...

“Today I say am an addict. A respectable addict, of course. Not like the desperate addicts who have cashed in their mortgage. After all, my drug is cheap, the cheapest of all drugs, and therefore the ...

The UK's addiction to takeaways is costing the healthcare system £67billion a year, according to new research. UCL economists ...

To expose exactly how fast food giants deliberately hook consumers, recipe box Gousto has created 'The Big Secret' - a ...