Ultra-processed food consumption among US adults from 2001 to 2018

Thousands of peer-reviewed papers have examined food addiction, particularly addiction to ultra-processed foods. Even though 20% of individuals fit the diagnostic criteria for this disorder, food addiction is not a recognized clinical diagnosis. Hence there are few tried-and-true treatment regimens and published result statistics. The concept of food addiction having therapeutic applications has increased the […]

Gopinath et al. (2016) set out to examine the association between glycaemic index (GI), glycaemic load (GL), and amounts of carbohydrates, sugars, fibers in the diet with the prevalence of depression among older adults. 2334 participants of the study were 55 and older, while others were aged 60+. A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire permitted dietary […]