Identifying unhealthy food is not as easy as one might think.

Some diet experts have been warning us off highly processed or ultra-processed food (UPF) for years, but this month the campaign reached new heights. In the US, Donald Trump’s Health Secretary, Robert ...

A recent study suggests that eating ultra-processed foods does not lead to faster cognitive decline in older adults over a ten-year period. The research, published in the European Journal of Nutrition ...

Processed food manufacturers say there's a conflict between the Health secretary’s plans and Trump’s desire to rebuild ...

March is also known as National Nutrition Month and there's a push by dieticians and the government to eat a more healthy diet -- one that doesn't include so much processed and ultra-processed food.

In 2026, processed foods are a staple on Kiwis’ shopping lists. According to a 2025 University of Auckland report, ultra-processed foods make up around half of our diets. “It’s really only in the last ...

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 ...

I'm trying to eat more whole foods and less ultra-processed ones, and these are the five things I always buy from Aldi each ...

These ersatile and affordable Aldi products are great if you want to lower your ultraprocessed food intake on a budget.

Food can be many things to many people: comfort, memories, gathering, tradition. At the same time, conversations about food ...

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods in the preschool years has been linked with more behavioural and emotional difficulties later in childhood. It does not prove cause and effect, but it adds to ...

Researchers found more than 100 additives used in baby foods, many of which are added to sweeten, salt, or thicken products ...