Ultra-processed foods are dangerous to our physical and mental health, contributing to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression.

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 ...

The fitness mogul, 39, nicknamed The Body Coach, debuted his Channel 4 series in October, which was designed to show how ultra-processed foods (UPFs) packed with additives can still be marketed as ...

Ultra-processed meats and foods are linked to a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Image Credit: Juan Moyano/Stocksy There is no singular universally agreed-upon definition of ultra-processed ...

And much of the blame for this can be placed on how we eat. The question, of course, is which part of our diets is ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Older adults can dramatically reduce the amount of ultraprocessed foods they eat while keeping a familiar, balanced diet – and this shift leads to ...

Ultra-processed foods and research into their health effects has gained attention in recent years. Yet despite growing interest, confusion—and even controversy—remains about how these foods fit into a ...

Despite its widespread use, "ultra-processed" food does not have a universal definition. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d like to define it by April. So far, ...

Experts dug into decades of research to show how ultra-processed foods are designed for maximum reward, rapid absorption, and habitual overuse — paralleling tobacco industry tactics. Researchers from ...

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 ...

Eating fewer ultra-processed foods can help you better understand what’s in your food and how it’s made. Many foods that seem healthy, like flavored yogurt and plant-based milk, are actually ...

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 these days, but what do those words really mean when it comes to what’s ...