Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research has found that high-sugar, ultraprocessed foods can be addictive for some people. Doucefleur/iStock via Getty Images Plus ...

Gaming companies Roblox and Epic Games were sued for allegedly driving addictive behavior in adolescents. The complaint asserts that the companies deliberately failed to implement safety features and ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Health Psychology suggests that repeated engagement in cosmetic procedures can ...

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

For the APA to categorize a behavior phenomenon as an addictive disorder, the phenomenon has to meet a range of benchmarks. These include showing that the behavior causes real harm in a person's life, ...

Nearly half of young people in a recent study displayed strongly addictive use of mobile phones, a trend that the study results suggest raised the risk of suicidal behaviors. Researchers looked at ...

I’m not much of a dog person. At least, I’ve never lived with a pet and mostly can’t be bothered to spend the time they require. I understand, however, that some people really love their dogs like ...

Twitter and Facebook are harder to resist than alcohol and cigarettes, but so is the urge to work, according to new research on people’s daily struggles with self-control and desire.more The ...