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 ...

This month's News Bites explores how mounting pressure on ultra-processed foods is forcing brands to rethink value as a ...

A growing number of people in the United States are clinically addicted to ultraprocessed foods, studies have shown. Which ...

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 ...

Kids in the U.S. get most of their calories from ultra-processed foods, which are tied to health problems. Now, scientists are finding that kids... Some kids need more protection from ultra-processed ...

Americans get about 55% of our calories from tasty, cheap — and unhealthy — manufactured foods, the latest data from CDC says. For kids, the... Ultra-processed food consumption is down a bit, but ...

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, ...

A new study published in Nutritional Neuroscience provides evidence that eating a diet high in ultra-processed foods tends to ...

Experts generally recommend limiting processed foods in your diet, but there are a few that you should be eating more of, such as yogurt and nut butters. We talked with two dietitians to understand ...

Ultra-processed foods are a staple of diets throughout the nation. For many, these foods are more accessible, affordable and convenient due to their long shelf lives and ready-to-eat nature. They’re ...