Awareness of ultra-processed foods is growing, but new research from the International Food Information Council finds consumers lack shared definitions — creating confusion and opportunity for food ...

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 ...

New research lays out just how widespread UPFs have become — and what that shift means for long-term health. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience ...

Political and regulatory efforts to define ultra-processed foods and discourage their consumption could have unintended consequences when paired with funding cuts for public health programs, which ...

Food companies are driving a global rise in ultra-processed food consumption that is damaging our health, and also preventing government action that could limit its harm, an international study ...

Background The global surge in ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption is a major public health challenge, particularly among adolescents. UPFs, characterised by high energy density, added sugars, fats ...

NEW SOUTH WALES: If you follow wellness content on social media or in the news, you've probably heard that processed food is not just unhealthy, but can cause serious harm. Eating a diet dominated by ...

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar ...

Britain is at the centre of a “public health emergency”, experts warn today, as a powerful Lancet report declares ultra-processed foods “as dangerous as tobacco” and demands a tax, tough ad curbs and ...

Since taking office, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has waged an aggressive campaign against ultra-processed foods, which he says are poisoning Americans. Now, the food industry is striking back, ...

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...