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Nutritionists have warned parents against feeding their children excessive amounts of processed foods, saying that overreliance on packaged snacks and sugary meals may predispose children to nutrition ...

In A Nutshell 71% of 651 baby foods from major US retailers qualify as ultra-processed, containing additives primarily used ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. California is the first state in the country to ban ...

UPFs are not modified whole foods; instead, these products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods, with little or no intact food content. Typical ingredients of ...

California is rewriting the rules of school lunch, and the ripple effects could reach far beyond cafeteria trays. With one ...

“Healthy” labels on children’s food often mask high sugar and ultra-processed ingredients, exploiting vague regulations and busy parents’ trust. Repeated controversies—from health drinks to ...

Discover the differences between processed and ultra-processed foods and their impact on health in this informative guide to making better dietary choices.

California is the first state in the country to ban ultra-processed foods from school meals, aiming to transform how children eat on campus by 2035. In the cafeteria of Belvedere Middle School in the ...