Oh, I am a sweets person, or “I prefer salty food.” But have we pondered what is at the root of these cravings? Can a salty person become a sweet person, or vice versa? Invariably craving for sugary ...

Dopamine is an inotropic agent that has vasodilatory effects at low doses. It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is ...

Welcome to the dopamine hijack. Modern life is designed to give you constant hits of dopamine—the brain chemical linked to motivation, reward, and pleasure. But what happens when your dopamine ...

No food has such an overpowering level of addictiveness. It is time to move beyond the misuse of the word “addiction” in discussions about food.

There are five broad categories consistently associated with salt sensitivity. These include demographic factors, racial and social factors, renal function factors, hormonal factors, and dietary ...