A new study published last month in The American Journal of Medicine found that adults that consumed higher rates of ...

The latest nutrition guidelines urge Americans to avoid highly processed food. But when it comes to carbs, many people don't ...

Ultra-processed foods are a growing public health concern, but experts warn that the term covers more than just what is considered "junk food." File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI They're tasty, ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Cutting ultra-processed foods consumption in half could lead to significant health benefits, ...

Should these ultra-processed foods still have a place in your diet?

The leading British nutritionist, while recommending we eat whole foods, says it’s impossible to avoid ultra-processed foods and they’re not all the same.

The additives added to processed food to keep it fresher for longer might be having an unexpected effect on the health of the microbes in our guts.

People in their late teens and early 20s kept eating excessive calories after two weeks on a diet high in ultra-processed foods, researchers said. File Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI After two weeks of ...

Cancer survivors with diets high in ultra-processed foods have a 59% higher rate of death from cancer, researchers reported today in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

People who stick to a whole-food diet may be able to eat more food and still lose more weight, according to new research. The study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in December ...

A new study suggests that teens and college-age adults might be spurred to overeat after exposure to these foods Increased snacking, even in the absence of hunger, was a prime driver of this trend ...

Here’s what to know about ultra-processed foods, and how Kennedy has said he plans to shape the U.S. food system.