They’re a more nuanced food category than you might think.

The Trump administration is expected to create an exemption in its definition of ultra-processed foods for “healthy” items ...

People who consume higher amounts of ultra-processed foods may face a greater risk of dementia and cognitive decline ...

Health researchers are raising concerns about a growing dependence on ultra-processed foods among both adults and children. A ...

Harvard University found that a diet high in ultra-processed items, which also include ready meals, fizzy drinks, breakfast cereals and cured meats, raised the chance of developing dementia by 58 per ...

A new review challenges assumptions about ultra-processed foods, finding that plant-based versions, such as soymilk, meat analogs, and soft margarines, may lower cholesterol and reduce disease risk ...

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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 American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...

At a moment when protein has never been more central to how Americans eat, shop, and think about their health, a new national ...

The new study joins a growing body of evidence that warns of the health risks of ultra-processed foods.