Awareness of ultra-processed foods is growing, but new research from the International Food Information Council finds consumers lack shared definitions — creating confusion and opportunity for food ...

Ultra-processed foods (UPF) share more characteristics with cigarettes than with minimally processed fruits or vegetables.

Processed foods sit everywhere, lining shelves and filling routines with quick comfort. Then the bright packaging promises ease and flavor, yet something quieter happens after the first bite. In fact, ...

Processed foods are convenient and often yummy, but they have a hurtful hidden impact on your sleep. So, if sleepless nights are becoming your new normal, it might be worth it to take a closer look at ...

Brenda Davy and Alex DiFeliceantonio in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s metabolic kitchen, where studies on food and eating behavior take place. Young Americans are gaining weight.

So far, the conversation around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has focused on what these foods are, and how they can be identified. Much of the coverage around the health risks of UPFs have been linked ...

The Food Standards Agency notes that research has shown the consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to lower levels of health. Recent studies have noted that a pro-inflammatory diet, including ...

Share on Pinterest IBD, lung cancer, diabetes may all be linked to ultra-processed food consumption. Design by MNT; Photography by Giulia Fiori Photography/Getty Images & Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ...

The new U.S. dietary guidelines call for eating less processed foods, but will Americans really stop reaching for them? More than half of the calories consumed at home by both adults and children in ...

Share on Pinterest A diet high in ultra-processed foods may be linked to a higher risk of Crohn’s disease. Image Credit: wragg/Getty Images In 2019, about 4.9 million people around the world were ...