Even “good-for-you” processed foods can contribute to weight gain, study finds. Ultra-processed foods have been linked to all sorts of negative health effects, including but not limited to an ...

Here’s what to know about ultra-processed foods, and how Kennedy has said he plans to shape the U.S. food system.

One day recently, my son had two long, back-to-back doctor appointments, which meant he was in the car and in waiting rooms for much of the afternoon. His lunch and snack would not have earned me a ...

For the first time, the U.S. government is urging people to avoid "highly processed" foods, which it says are driving diet-related diseases. But this recommendation puts many Americans in a ...

How do ultra-processed foods affect diabetes? Here’s the latest evidence. Image credit: Maskot/Getty Images Research published in Nature Communications in 2023 estimates that around 70% of the food ...

Full Professor of the Public Nutrition Unit of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Universidad de Chile Phillip Baker has received funding from the Australian Research Council, Bloomberg ...

Dietitians say pre-packaged store-bought desserts may cause inflammation. They are filled with added sugars and may contain an unhealthy balance of fats. This can alter gut bacteria and leave less ...

The Trump administration’s highly anticipated federal dietary recommendations are likely to reverse decades of nutrition recommendations that have long been the status quo on saturated fats, ...

So far, the conversation around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has focused on what these foods are, and how they can be identified. Much of the coverage around the health risks of UPFs have been linked ...

A recent study dives into the effects of ultra-processed foods on weight loss. Researchers compared a minimally processed and ultra-processed diet with similar nutritional profiles. The former ...

A Virginia Tech study shows that ultra-processed foods may influence adolescents differently from slightly older young adults. Participants aged 18 to 21 ate more at a buffet and snacked even when not ...

A recent study suggests that eating ultra-processed foods does not lead to faster cognitive decline in older adults over a ten-year period. The research, published in the European Journal of Nutrition ...