We all know that ultraprocessed foods aren’t the healthiest choice, but not all ultraprocessed foods have the same impact on our health. It can depend on how much a food is processed and for what ...

New research involving nearly 10 million people suggests that diets high in ultra-processed foods may be linked to dozens of ...

Sarah covers how industries like food and tobacco affect Americans’ bodies and minds. Her interests include ultra-processed foods; smoke-free tobacco; and wellness trends like perimenopause products ...

From frozen pizza to lactose-free milk, food processing takes many forms. Here’s how to tell when it’s helping or hurting us. By Katie Navarra Bradley Published Oct 7, 2025 9:00 AM EDT Add Popular ...

A new federal report found the majority of Americans get more than half of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods, with burgers and sandwiches, sweet bakery products, savory snacks, pizza and ...

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, ...

As the nation’s top healthcare leaders consider how to define ultraprocessed foods, a new survey of consumer views on processed foods sought to learn what American adults thought the terms meant and ...

Eating ultra-processed foods could lead to an increased risk of being diagnosed with precancerous colorectal growths for women under 50, according to new research. A study, published Thursday in JAMA ...

A new series of papers published in the American Journal of Public Health argue that ultra-processed foods are the new war on tobacco, and it's time to regulate them. The new papers add to evidence ...

A new study compared the effects of eating minimally-processed foods versus ultra-processed foods. The findings offered a few surprises. A new study compared a diet of minimally processed foods with a ...