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 ...

Offspring of rats that consume excessive amounts of fructose develop disturbances in the autonomic nervous, cardiovascular, and metabolic systems at an early age, increasing the risk of chronic ...

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 ...

In the last few years, a new trend has emerged on social media: De-influencers. Instead of selling, de-influencers encourage their followers to stop buying things they don't actually need.

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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