Eating too much junk food influences more than just weight. Learn how it can affect blood sugar, hunger cues, inflammation, mood, and sleep.

People in the United Kingdom lost twice as much weight eating meals typically made at home than they did when eating store-bought ultraprocessed food considered healthy, the latest research has found.

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ eating behaviors and priorities. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,123 U.S. adults from Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025. Everyone who took ...

TikTok has a unique talent for discovering a food, gasping dramatically, declaring it “problematic,” and then moving on to ...

People eating minimally processed foods lost twice as much weight as those on ultra-processed diets, even though both diets were nutritionally balanced and participants could eat freely. This ...

We think that we eat comfort food for pleasure, but science shows boredom and the need for a mental boost is what really sends us diving into the snack drawer. Study: Why Do We Eat Comfort Food?

Scientists at Penn State University’s Sensory Evaluation Center have discovered that a little heat goes a long way in limiting caloric intake at meal times. Their findings, slated to be published in ...

We eat with our eyes, and an enticing food photo can work up an appetite. On the contrary, snapshots of dishes that are ...

Dairy before bed can lead to disruptions in sleep, a new study by Frontiers in Psychology said Getty Consuming cheese before bed could lead to “bizarre or disturbing dreams” A study involving 1,082 ...

As the adage goes, timing is everything—and that may be true when it comes to eating as much as anything else in life. If you want to feel and function at your best, the timing of your food choices ...

Tom Jewell receives funding from the NIHR Policy Research Programme, NIHR205226. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and ...