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

More than 70% of baby food products sold in U.S. grocery stores are ultra-processed, with additives being the most common ingredient, a new study found. Ultra-processed foods contain one or more ...

An alarming 71% of grocery store baby food products in the United States are classified as ultra-processed foods (UPFs), according to new research published in the journal Nutrients. Researchers at ...

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere in the American diet, and researchers are finding alarming consequences. Using national health data, scientists found that adults with the highest intake of these ...

A new comprehensive analysis suggests that ultra-processed foods should no longer be viewed simply as food. Instead, a team of researchers argues these products function more like industrially ...

Cancer survivors consuming high amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may face a significantly higher risk of death, even if the cause is unrelated to the disease itself. A new study from the ...

ULTRA-PROCESSED foods (UPF) share more characteristics with cigarettes than with minimally processed fruits or vegetables, a 2026 review has submitted. The research found that UPFs are analogous to ...

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The Trump administration continues to solidify its focus on curbing chronic disease under its Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, discouraging Americans from consuming "ultra processed" and ...

“Highly-processed foods” is hardly a new term, but its appearance in the newly released 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) – instead of the more familiar “ultra-processed foods” – didn’t ...