Ultra-processed foods often get labeled as automatic health villains, but nutrition is rarely that simple. Processing exists ...

Here’s what to know about ultra-processed foods, and how Kennedy has said he plans to shape the U.S. food system.

From flavored yogurts to frozen pizzas, breakfast cereals and instant oats, ultra-processed foods are convenient, often cheaper items designed for a quick bite. In recent years, excess consumption of ...

Processed food manufacturers say there's a conflict between the Health secretary’s plans and Trump’s desire to rebuild ...

Some diet experts have been warning us off highly processed or ultra-processed food (UPF) for years, but this month the campaign reached new heights. In the US, Donald Trump’s Health Secretary, Robert ...

Not all ultra-processed foods are created equal, writes specialist dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine, and there are some that ...

A recent study shows that ultraprocessed foods may be as addictive as cigarettes. The researchers suggest that these foods should have similar regulations to tobacco products.

The study found that higher ultra-processed food intake at age three years was associated with adverse behavioural and emotional symptoms at age five years.

The additives added to processed food to keep it fresher for longer might be having an unexpected effect on the health of the microbes in our guts.

A Canadian study finds toddlers who consume more ultra-processed foods may show slightly higher anxiety, aggression and hyperactivity by age five.