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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told that cooking your own meals is the way to go. This has been backed up by a recent study, which found that people who ate home-cooked, ...

A new report underscores the significant variations in healthfulness of different types of processed foods. The report, ...

In a small trial, people lost more weight and fat while eating a diet rich in minimally processed foods than they did eating a diet high in ultra-processed foods. Reading time 3 minutes In case you ...

Take a stroll down the middle aisles of any American grocery store, and you’ll be surrounded by rows of brightly colored packaged macaroni and cheese, instant soups and chips in all forms and flavors ...

The marketers of ultra-processed foods have taken a leaf out of the tobacco industry's playbook to make their foods more addictive.

We all know that ultra-processed foods are bad for us, but what ingredients should we particularly try to avoid? And what are ...

Eating more ultra-processed foods — like sodas, packaged snacks, and processed meats — was linked to a 47% higher risk of heart attack or stroke in a large U.S. adult sample. Researchers measured how ...