How did ultra-processed foods become a delivery system for plastic fragments now embedding themselves in the human brain?

Your morning routine might include a diet soda, maybe a few slices of bacon, perhaps some packaged cookies for a snack. These seem like harmless choices. Millions of people make them every single day ...

New Australian research reveals that ultra-processed foods make up nearly half of kids' diets, posing obesity risks for older children aged 10–12. Study: Ultra-processed food intake and risk of ...

In the first lawsuit of its kind, the city of San Francisco is suing 11 of the nation’s top food companies, saying they sell ...

We all know that ultraprocessed foods aren’t the healthiest choice, but not all ultraprocessed foods have the same impact on our health. It can depend on how much a food is processed and for what ...

Eating ultra-processed foods could lead to an increased risk of being diagnosed with precancerous colorectal growths for women under 50, according to new research. A study, published Thursday in JAMA ...

Back when Kerri Boutelle's children were younger, she remembers watching how kids would eat ice cream cones. She noticed a big difference between some siblings. "One child would eat half of the ice ...

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...

While suits targeting food and beverage companies isn’t anything new, legal experts have opined that they have seen an ...

A new meta-analysis shows that even modest increases in ultra-processed food intake can drive up type 2 diabetes risk, especially when consumption exceeds 300 grams per day. Study: Ultra-Processed ...

The research is part of the FDA’s Total Diet Study, which monitors levels of nutrients and contaminants in food.