Meg Locker, 28, didn’t realize that she was spending a lot of time and money on shopping. Last January, while cleaning, she tried to take stock of how many bottles of face and body lotion she had and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We've all seen people buy more than they need — but some trends go way beyond impulse shopping. So when u/Organic_Trash_6408 asked ...

Professor of Marketing at the Anderson School of Management, Catherine Roster, provides insight into the marketing world of overconsumption and a shift in mindset to sustainability long-term. Roster, ...

In this video essay, we explore how overconsumption became the aesthetic—from 1950s postwar shopping booms to 1980s mall culture and today’s TikTok haul economy. What began as a symbol of prosperity ...

Modern foods, many of them ultra-processed, are full of salt and if even more is added, the health risks this behavior poses are heightened. In 2021, 1.8 million deaths were attributed to salt-overuse ...

One of my least-proud parenting moments happened when my 9-year-old daughter opened up to me before bedtime. “I think I need a break from YouTube,” she said. “It’s making me feel like I need more ...

Isabela Heredia remembers growing up with her grandmother's constant Princess House deliveries. Weekly shipments would arrive at her family's front door, although their house already had far more ...

Nikoosh Carlo makes many valid points about climate change mitigation (“It’s time to do a 180 in our thinking about the climate crisis,” Dec. 24, Opinion). But, like most opinion pieces about this ...

“Overconsumption” of cinnamon could interfere with some medications, a recent study suggests. Published in Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, the study cited a lack of scientific data on cinnamon’s ...

What prompted me to reflect on consumerism and especially the extent of over consumerism was a recent conversation with an old friend. She was dressed in all the designer brands – head-to-toe labels, ...