We make hundreds of daily microdecisions about food that can change our genetic and physiologic “fate.” Like any doctor, I would end appointments by giving patients vague dietary advice such as “eat ...

Take a stroll down the middle aisles of any American grocery store, and you’ll be surrounded by rows of brightly colored packaged macaroni and cheese, instant soups and chips in all forms and flavors ...

Background The global surge in ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption is a major public health challenge, particularly among ...

New research lays out just how widespread UPFs have become — and what that shift means for long-term health. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience ...

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and ...

Ultra-processed food makes up more than half of the food eaten in the United States. While some foods are fine in moderation, eating too much can affect your health. Here’s what you need to know about ...

After finding a podcast by chance, in January 2024 I decided to quit ultra-processed food, which in short means food that ...

Political and regulatory efforts to define ultra-processed foods and discourage their consumption could have unintended consequences when paired with funding cuts for public health programs, which ...

Action is needed now to reduce ultra-processed food (UPF) in diets worldwide because of their threat to health, say international experts in a global review of research. They say the way we eat is ...