Manufacturers often add salt to processed foods in order to prolong shelf life.
Americans Are Starting To Turn Away From Ultra-Processed Foods Between 2013–2014 and August 2021–August 2023, the consumption ...
In November 2025, a group of the world’s leading experts on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) came together to review the latest ...
Processed foods aren’t necessarily evil. They reduce food waste in some parts by using more of the commodities in question.
On the same day President Donald Trump’s administration targeted ultra-processed foods in new federal nutrition guidelines, ...
On Wednesday, when U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to the state Capitol to promote his health policy agenda, ...
Archaeologists say the idea that our ancient ancestors survived on nothing but meat – and that the “carnivore” fad diet somehow harkens back to those times – is a myth. It turns out that humans have ...
Highly processed foods may harm nearly every major organ system and are linked to a surge in chronic illnesses, according to a new global review. A series of papers published Tuesday in The Lancet ...
The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some of the nation's top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a ...
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and ...
Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of ...