Regulators are moving toward policies targeting ultra-processed foods, but a fundamental issue remains unresolved: what ...

These ultra processed foods (UPFs) are becoming more commonplace across grocery stores. Here are five foods you should avoid when stocking up on groceries: Mass-Produced Bread Grocery store breads ...

Here's what you really need to know about ultraprocessed foods like gels and sports drinks and how they affect your ...

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

For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. We hear the words “processed” and “ultra-processed” a lot ...

California is beginning to phase out what it deems the most problematic ultra-processed foods from its school breakfast and lunch menus. The law, signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is the first in ...

A viral claim links ultra-processed foods to worsening mental health among young adults, but what does scientific research actually show?

This week, I wrote about a new proposed definition for ultra-processed foods, which prompted excellent follow-up questions from readers. Many wanted to better understand why these products are ...

Ultra-processed foods are engineered for taste and convenience, not nutrition, often packing high levels of sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats into products that are stripped of fiber and essential ...

Identifying unhealthy food is not as easy as one might think.

A combination of factors has contributed to the American epidemic of obesity — among them increased consumption of nutritionally poor foods, decreased physical activity and environmental influences ...

Food choices? Those are for the government to decide. That’s the message behind a lawsuit filed by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu against "some of the country’s largest manufacturers of ...