Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are a leading cause of the "chronic disease pandemic" linked to diet, with food firms putting ...

Your morning routine probably includes grabbing something quick on your way out the door. Maybe it's a breakfast sandwich ...

New research lays out just how widespread UPFs have become — and what that shift means for long-term health. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience ...

New Australian research reveals that ultra-processed foods make up nearly half of kids' diets, posing obesity risks for older children aged 10–12. Study: Ultra-processed food intake and risk of ...

A controlled feeding study out of South Dakota State University shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer calories, lost weight and abdominal fat, and showed ...

Cutting ultra-processed foods boosted metabolic efficiency, reduced abdominal fat, and improved overall health markers in a ...

Researchers have found that women who consume more ultra-processed foods exhibit widespread differences in DNA methylation, suggesting early biological changes that may explain how diet leaves a ...

A new study finds that 18- to 21-year-olds who eat diets high in ultra-processed foods tend to overeat, even when they’re ...

Consumption of packaged foods is no longer an urban phenomenon. It is embedding itself deep into rural markets, fuelled by ...

Ultra-processed foods now make up 20% of Italian adults’ daily calories, with younger residents consuming the most, while ...

A controlled feeding study out of South Dakota State University shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer ...