Reducing the sodium in pre-packaged and prepared foods may prevent thousands of cases of heart disease, stroke and death, according to two new studies. The studies, published early Monday in the ...
Share on Pinterest Healthier ultra-processed foods tend to have more nutrients, while less healthy options are loaded with sugar, unhealthy fats, and salt. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images The ...
The shift from whole, nutrient-rich foods to ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is becoming more prevalent. However, health experts are putting them under a microscope, as many UPFs carry associated health ...
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 ...
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have received their biggest blow yet. A landmark series of papers from the prestigious medical journal The Lancet has made the strong case that they’re linked to to a ...
A new conceptual analysis argues that many ultra processed foods are designed to drive repeated consumption using strategies similar to those used by the tobacco industry. The authors describe how ...