Caitlin Moran's personal essay "I Know Why the Fat Lady Sings," calls compulsive overeating "the most pointlessly secret of miseries" for women. Her words continue to make the Facebook, Twitter, and ...

Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed by undereating, reduces the brain's ability to feel ...

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 ...

Irresistible cravings, loss of self-control, continuous overeating in spite of negative consequences, and repeated failed attempts to reduce or eliminate food intake. These are all behaviors and ...

Researchers from Leeds found that overeating is driven more by what people believe about food than by its actual ingredients or level of processing. Foods perceived as fatty, sweet, or highly ...

Overeaters Anonymous, founded in 1960 in Los Angeles and modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, has chapters in every state and in 50 countries, with 7,500 groups meeting weekly. The following quiz was ...

While Thanksgiving and other festive holidays are special occasions for gorging, many patients with a certain form of dementia are compelled to stuff themselves routinely. Josh Woolley, MD, PhD, a ...

Overeaters Anonymous Invites Community to Annual Share-a-thon AGAWAM - For many, the holidays bring celebrations filled with food—Thanksgiving feasts, Christmas candy, and cookies for Santa. However, ...

Mar. 23 -- (HealthDay News) - Compulsive overeating occurs when a person uncontrollably binges on large amounts of food. The affected person usually is overcome with feelings of guilt and shame. Brown ...

(Boston)--Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed ...

Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed by ...