Ultra-processed food makes up more than half of the food eaten in the United States. While some foods are fine in moderation, eating too much can affect your health. Here’s what you need to know about ...

How do young adults identify what what ultra-processed foods are in America, or across the world? Research looks at how we see healthy ...

Scientists are raising a provocative public health question: could some ultra-processed foods be affecting the brain and body ...

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told that cooking your own meals is the way to go. This has been backed up by a recent study, which found that people who ate home-cooked, ...

A global study links ultra-processed foods to tens of thousands of preventable deaths annually, especially in countries like the U.S. and the U.K. with high consumption rates, prompting urgent calls ...

As I push my cart into my favorite grocery store, I stop and look at the shoppers — my neighbors — around me. Do they realize that nearly 70% of the food available to purchase for their families is ...

As a health-conscious mom, I know that I should avoid throwing ultra-processed snacks like potato chips, gummies, and packaged cakes into my kids’ lunchboxes. But what about minimally and moderately ...

In the United States, over 70% of the average adult's daily calories come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). 1,2 Ubiquitous in supermarkets, vending machines, and fast-food menus, UPFs are widely ...

Ultra-processed foods were a regular part of my childhood. Our pantry was always stocked with snacks made with refined ingredients, additives, and industrial processing rather than whole, natural ...

Eating more ultra-processed foods — like sodas, packaged snacks, and processed meats — was linked to a 47% higher risk of heart attack or stroke in a large U.S. adult sample. Researchers measured how ...

When food manufacturers decide what to put on labels, they have one goal: to get you to buy the food. And the history of Americans’ diets can be read in the history of food labels. Whatever the ...