Today, the American Journal of Public Health released one of the most comprehensive collections of research and commentary on ...

We all know that ultraprocessed foods aren’t the healthiest choice, but not all ultraprocessed foods have the same impact on our health. It can depend on how much a food is processed and for what ...

Walk down any supermarket aisle aimed at children and you’ll find brightly packaged cereals, ...

The term "ultra-processed foods" has become common when discussing how healthy -- or unhealthy -- American diets are. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published early ...

I recently provided a column on the alarming health status of adolescents in the U.S. There is a close association between many of the negative health outcomes associated with the increasing ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Experts generally recommend limiting processed foods in your diet, but there are ...

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 decade ago, most people had never heard of ultra-processed foods. But that changed in 2019, when Kevin Hall, then a scientist at the National Institutes of Health, published a study that shocked the ...

Lately, it seems like everyone is talking about the negative health effects of ultra-processed food. The only surprising thing about this conversation is how long it took for it to happen. Most ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. With processed food consumption at an all-time high ...