Eating fewer ultra-processed foods can help you better understand what’s in your food and how it’s made. Many foods that seem ...

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, ...

It’s easy to get tricked in the grocery store. Packages with earthy colors and promises of “all-natural” goodness can make you think you’re making a healthy choice. But many products marketed as ...

Even in a Whole Foods grocery store, most products will still be processed.

Ultra-processed foods are engineered for taste and convenience, not nutrition, often packing high levels of sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats into products that are stripped of fiber and essential ...

A new study in Nature Medicine highlights how processed foods disrupt gut health, while traditional Indian diets support ...

Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Ultra-processed foods—the kinds made irresistible by sugar, fat and salt—are ubiquitous in the U.S., making up as much as 60% of the average American diet. But a ...

Research in different cohorts confirms that ultra-processed foods are linked to a heightened risk of heart disease. The ...

To help break it down during National Nutrition Month, Brooke Adachi, RD, a registered dietitian with Hawai‘i Pacific ...

A new study links ultra-processed foods to a 67% higher risk of heart attacks and strokes, with risk rising steadily with each daily serving.