In November 2025, a group of the world’s leading experts on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) came together to review the latest ...

Ultra-processed foods are often defined, in part, by the presence of cosmetic additives. Yet, according to a new comment from ...

On the same day President Donald Trump’s administration targeted ultra-processed foods in its new federal nutrition ...

As the Trump administration looks to create a federal definition of ultra-processed foods, the question of the best way to ...

A new study found older adults whose diets consisted of only 15% ultraprocessed foods – rather than the usual 50% – had lower ...

Newly released federal dietary guidelines for Americans call for fewer ultra-processed foods, but some public health experts ...

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 ...

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, ...

To gain more knowledge about how ultra-processed food affects us, we need new research methods, claim researchers. Now they ...

Lately, it seems like everyone is talking about the negative health effects of ultra-processed food. The only surprising thing about this conversation is how long it took for it to happen. Most ...

• This is a best of Lean and Lovin' It column, first published July 10, 2019. Don Mauer is taking some time off. New buzz words you might be familiar with right now: ultra-processed foods. If you ...

People following a completely unprocessed, whole foods diet tend to eat a lot — a whopping 57% greater amount than those who ...