Addiction

Aussie Scientists Discover Brain Pathway for Salt Addiction

Australian scientists have identified the part of the brain responsible for salt addiction, considered one of the main causes of heart disease.

Does Food Addiction Really Exist?

Is food your weakness? Are you unable to control your cravings? Do you often feel unsatisfied, despite your stomach being full? You might be suffering from food addiction and you shouldn't take it lightly.

Yoga Helps Considerably in Quitting Tobacco: Study

Nearly eighty-five per cent of tobacco addicts can quit the habit of consuming nicotine products just by meditation, a study said.

Food Addiction: Does it Really Exist?

Research suggests that sugar and fat may be addictive - but the findings are controversial. Which foods do you find hardest to resist, and have you experienced withdrawal symptoms?We seem to be addicted to everything ...

Alcohol Addiction, Abstinence Related To Restructuring Of Brain? Find What The Study Says

The research also stated that the findings further undermine the idea of addiction to alcohol as a psychological condition or consequence of lifestyle. The findings were published in online journal PNAS.

Eating, Not Sugar, is Addictive

A new study finds that we are not addicted to sugar or to chocolate in the way we can be addicted to drugs, but we can get hooked on eating itselfIt's not sugar we are ...

The Most and Least Addictive Foods

Food addiction is as real as drug and alcohol addiction so when you cant curb those now-or-never cravings dont ignore them.

7 Most Addictive Foods That Are Unhealthy

Be it any time of the day, most of us would reach out for a packet of chips or that chilled soda drink to give us an instant energy boost. When stressed or troubled we ...

Scientists Explain How Binge Drinking Can Lead to Alcohol Addiction

Scientists from Stanford University have identified a malfunctioning enzyme that drives people to binge drink. The same enzyme can also trigger alcohol addiction.

Prolonged Use of Smartphones Causes Injury to Hand Joints: Experts

Seeing youngsters busy with smartphones and tablets for hours at a stretch is now a common sight in India. Little do they know that the addiction can cause repetitive strain injury to hand joints.