New research suggests the health risks of ultra-processed foods may stem from more than their sugar, salt, and fat content.

"You can't necessarily salad your way out" of this snacking habit, one doctor noted.

More than half the calories consumed by young kids in the U.S. come from ultra-processed foods. Now, a new study warns that ...

Ultra-processed foods now dominate global diets. In some developed countries, like the UK, Canada, and the US, they account for more than half of what people eat. That figure tends to surprise people, ...

A major study has found that one particular food are associated with more than 30 health conditions, including cancer and ...

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, ...

The nutritional epidemiologists and other scholars who have led this push in public health are out to challenge an entire ...

The ultra-processed foods that appear healthy but are quietly doing harm - UPFs are readily available, very popular and often ...

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A new study links eating more ultra-processed foods to unhealthy fat replacing muscle tissue in the thighs, raising the risk of chronic knee pain. A new study links diets high in ultra-processed foods ...