A recent study found that it's not just the low nutrient profile of ultra-processed foods that causes negative health effects ...
"Addressing structural and policy-related barriers to accessing fresh and minimally processed foods remains critical for promoting dietary changes that improve the health and life span for all ...
Despite its widespread use, "ultra-processed" food does not have a universal definition. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d like to define it by April. So far, ...
The nutritional epidemiologists and other scholars who have led this push in public health are out to challenge an entire ...
For the first time, the U.S. government is urging people to avoid "highly processed" foods, which it says are driving diet-related diseases. But this recommendation puts many Americans in a ...
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, ...
As I push my cart into my favorite grocery store, I stop and look at the shoppers — my neighbors — around me. Do they realize that nearly 70% of the food available to purchase for their families is ...
According to the NOVA system, a framework that researchers use to classify processed and other foods, ultra-processed foods are ones that are the most altered from their original form, usually ...