Pregnant women who munch on foods high in fat and sugar can turn their children into 'junk food junkies,' a researcher has warned. Junk foods have the same effect on the body's chemistry as opium, ...

Last November, Science News reported on some exciting new data coming out of the 2009 Society for Neuroscience meeting on the eerie similarities between cocaine addiction and junk food cravings. Now, ...

When you’re pregnant, that bag of cookies or chips can look pretty irresistible. But resist anyway. A new study suggests that eating a junk food diet during pregnancy may alter not only your own brain ...

The same molecular pathways that steer people into drug addiction also lie behind the craving to overeat, driving individuals into obesity, scientists say. The research, based on lab animals, bolsters ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Junk journaling, a hobby blending elements of scrapbooking, collaging and journaling, has grown rapidly in ...