Eating large amounts of ultra-processed foods like chips, frozen meals, sugary drinks, and packaged snacks may significantly raise the risk of serious heart problems. In a major U.S. study, people ...

Kennedy Jr. has promised that by April, the federal government will issue a definition of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as ...

We are constantly told to watch out for the health risks of eating ultra-processed food, but should you be worried every time ...

Diets high in ultra-processed foods are linked to many serious diseases, but without recent nutritional surveys there are gaps in understanding the health impacts.

The Trump administration is nearing a key milestone in its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda: proposing a definition of ultraprocessed foods. Stricter scrutiny of nutrition and food additives has ...

Fair-minded people can disagree about how much training physicians should have in any particular area, but increasing the amount of nutrition education seems like an unobjectionable idea. However, the ...

It’s clean label with government endorsement. The MAHA Commission and the DGAs cut through the political noise and give a clearer picture of HHS priorities when it comes to food.

Seed oils are now mixed up with ultra-processed foods. At this point, there is not a common definition of what qualifies as an ultra-processed food.

Regulators are moving toward policies targeting ultra-processed foods, but a fundamental issue remains unresolved: what ...

The USDA has signaled more changes coming to school food, but experts say they already need more support to bring ‘real foods ...

The American Bakers Association recently met with top officials at the US Food and Drug Administration on topics such as whole and enriched products in the baking industry as well as heavily processed ...

This week, I wrote about a new proposed definition for ultra-processed foods, which prompted excellent follow-up questions from readers. Many wanted to better understand why these products are ...