New research reveals how major tobacco companies used cigarette-era business tactics to expand packaged food empires, raising ...

Concerns about the health effects of ultra-processed foods are growing, as studies increasingly link them to conditions such ...

How do young adults identify what what ultra-processed foods are in America, or across the world? Research looks at how we see healthy ...

Walk down any supermarket aisle aimed at children and you’ll find brightly packaged cereals, ...

A survey finds that ultra-processed foods are a cross-partisan concern. And yet policy has been slow to follow.

Harvard University found that a diet high in ultra-processed items, which also include ready meals, fizzy drinks, breakfast ...

A Tufts study warns that industrial processing of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) damages cell structures and adds chemicals, ...

New issue of the American Journal of Public Health focuses on parallels between marketing for cigarettes and UPFs ...

Ultra-processed foods and research into their health effects has gained attention in recent years. Yet despite growing interest, confusion—and even controversy—remains about how these foods fit into a ...

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, ...

A growing body of research suggests that everyday ultra-processed foods may be increasing heart disease risk more than many ...

A new study suggests a link between ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of dementia in older adults. Researchers ...