The term ultra-processed food gets people's attention, but it has no universally accepted definition. The U.S. Department of ...

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, ...

Americans increasingly factor processing into food choices, but inconsistent definitions and tradeoffs around convenience and cost leave room for clearer communication, according to new IFIC research ...

As I push my cart into my favorite grocery store, I stop and look at the shoppers — my neighbors — around me. Do they realize that nearly 70% of the food available to purchase for their families is ...

New research links ultra-processed foods to reduced focus, highlighting how everyday diet choices may affect focus and ...

Gyorgy Scrinis and colleagues make a strong case for moving ultra-processed food (UPF) policy beyond narrow reformulation agendas towards broader fiscal, labelling, marketing, and retail measures.1 ...

We Americans love to talk the talk, but we keep chomping on burgers, guzzling sodas filled with corn syrup or aspartame, and munching on fries. At this country-wide drive-through, my car is first in ...

Ultra-processed foods are under fire for health risks, but the Non-GMO Project says UPFs and GMOs also fuel biodiversity loss ...

Ultra-processed foods were a regular part of my childhood. Our pantry was always stocked with snacks made with refined ingredients, additives, and industrial processing rather than whole, natural ...

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Consumption of ultra-processed foods – including soft drinks, snacks and ready meals – is growing worldwide, despite evidence they are unhealthy. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up about 70% of ...

Recent research found that higher intake of ultra-processed foods was associated with lower odds of fertility in U.S. women. ...