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, ...

How do young adults identify what what ultra-processed foods are in America, or across the world? Research looks at how we see healthy ...

‘Let them eat junk’: What ultra-processed food is really doing to our children’s health - IN FOCUS: As Rachel Reeves ...

Ultra-processed foods have long been linked to obesity and lifestyle diseases. But new research suggests some packaged foods, ...

We often think of food as fuel—something we need to keep our bodies going. But food is much more than that. It shapes how we feel, think, sleep, and connect with others. In recent years, a growing ...

Consumers aren’t abandoning processed foods – they’re reevaluating how they fit into meals, creating new opportunities for ...

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 ...

Every five years the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Agriculture release their new dietary guidelines.

Ultra-processed foods are engineered for taste and convenience, not nutrition, often packing high levels of sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats into products that are stripped of fiber and essential ...