Food scanning app Yuka is empowering consumers to demand that processed food brands make their products healthier.

People who ate high levels of ultra-processed food were more likely to suffer a heart attack or other heart issues, according to new research. When compared with people who had about one serving a day ...

Here's what you really need to know about ultraprocessed foods like gels and sports drinks and how they affect your ...

For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. We hear the words “processed” and “ultra-processed” a lot ...

New research suggests some ultra-processed foods may be designed to trigger the brain’s reward system in ways surprisingly ...

There's a big caveat here.

Ultra-processed foods are engineered for taste and convenience, not nutrition, often packing high levels of sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats into products that are stripped of fiber and essential ...

Regulators are moving toward policies targeting ultra-processed foods, but a fundamental issue remains unresolved: what ...

California is beginning to phase out what it deems the most problematic ultra-processed foods from its school breakfast and lunch menus. The law, signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is the first in ...

Overhauling her diet helped Ashley Lucero's chronic fatigue and brain fog disappear ...

A combination of factors has contributed to the American epidemic of obesity — among them increased consumption of nutritionally poor foods, decreased physical activity and environmental influences ...