Recent years have seen growing scrutiny and debate around processed foods, but researchers have struggled to pin down what aspects of food processing are most relevant to health. Now, scientists have ...

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Food manufacturers utilize deceptive marketing tactics to make their products even more desirable. Referring to UPFs as ultra-processed products may provide clarity for consumers.

Dr. Matt Teegarden likes to compare apples to apples. Or, at the very least, he wants studies on ultra-processed foods to compare apples to applesauce—not just apples to orange juice. That distinction ...

A trio of newly published papers in The Lancet highlights growing global evidence connecting ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with poorer diet quality and multiple adverse health outcomes. The researchers ...

“Eat less processed food!” has been the public health messaging for years, due to a link between ultra-processed foods and conditions such as obesity, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. However, the ...

A diner holds up a cheeseburger to take a bite, with other processed foods like Asian noodles, french fries, chicken nuggets, and potato chips sitting on the table - beauty-box/Shutterstock When ...

Before you toss every packaged food into the trash, consider that the line between“healthy” and “ultra-processed” is blurrier than wellness gurus would like you to believe. A fortified wholegrain loaf ...

In the United States, over 70% of the average adult's daily calories come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). 1,2 Ubiquitous in supermarkets, vending machines, and fast-food menus, UPFs are widely ...

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