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 ...

To gain more knowledge about how ultra-processed food affects us, we need new research methods, claim researchers. Now they ...

Newly released federal dietary guidelines for Americans call for fewer ultra-processed foods, but some public health experts ...

Some diet experts have been warning us off highly processed or ultra-processed food (UPF) for years, but this month the ...

Studies show that ultra-processed meats and foods are associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Swapping ...

Ultra-processed foods are often defined, in part, by the presence of cosmetic additives. Yet, according to a new comment from ...

There isn't a standard definition of ultra-processed foods, but all the foods pictured fit the bill. They contain added fat, sugar or salt, plus preservatives to extend their shelf-life. (Dan Kitwood ...

As the Trump administration looks to create a federal definition of ultra-processed foods, the question of the best way to ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ultra-processed foods have been a hot topic in nutrition, with a government report released in May ...

On the same day President Donald Trump’s administration targeted ultra-processed foods in its new federal nutrition guidelines, Penn researcher Alyssa Moran published an academic journal article ...