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Brain Scans Suggest 'Food Addiction' Might Be Real Certain carbohydrates seemed to activate neurological centers focused on reward, study found WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- New brain scan research supports the notion that some people have a food "addiction," with foods like white bread or potatoes helping to spur their craving to eat.

Addicted to Your Smartphone? Here's What to Do Why smartphones hook us in, plus tips on reclaiming your time and concentration. I'll admit it: I check my smartphone compulsively. And the more I use it, the more often the urge to look at it hits me. In the orthodontist's office.

Chowing down on junk food makes rats act like heroin addicts.

Ecstasy Pills Cause Memory Problems Taking 10 or More Pills a Year Linked to Immediate and Short-Term Memory Problems July 27, 2012 -- People who use the club drug ecstasy (MDMA) can develop memory problems, a new study shows.

It is therefore far more plausible to suggest that a liking for chocolate, and its effects on mood, are due mainly to its principal constituents, sugar and fat, and their related orosensory and nutritional effects.

The key to overcoming your bad habits is, first, to develop some insight into their origins. New York Times "Social Q's" editor Philip Galanes and lifestyle coach Harriette Cole tackled the issue in a recent Today Show appearance.