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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The term ultra-processed food gets people's attention, but it has no universally accepted definition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been ...

The marketers of ultra-processed foods have taken a leaf out of the tobacco industry's playbook to make their foods more addictive.

In a small trial, people lost more weight and fat while eating a diet rich in minimally processed foods than they did eating a diet high in ultra-processed foods. Reading time 3 minutes In case you ...

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 ...