Identifying unhealthy food is not as easy as one might think.

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

Since debuting last November, 115 products from 9 different brands have gained the Non-UPF Verified certification, including Spindrift beverages, and items from Amy’s Kitchen and Simple Mills’ ...

The Trump administration continues to solidify its focus on curbing chronic disease under its Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, discouraging Americans from consuming "ultra processed" and ...

A combination of factors has contributed to the American epidemic of obesity — among them increased consumption of nutritionally poor foods, decreased physical activity and environmental influences ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. As the Trump administration looks to create ...

For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. We hear the words “processed” and “ultra-processed” a lot these days, but what do those words really mean when it comes to what’s ...

Ultra-processed foods are engineered for taste and convenience, not nutrition, often packing high levels of sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats into products that are stripped of fiber and essential ...

So far, the conversation around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has focused on what these foods are, and how they can be identified. Much of the coverage around the health risks of UPFs have been linked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newly released federal dietary guidelines for Americans call for fewer ultra-processed foods, but some public health experts are ...

NEW YORK — Rising public and governmental scrutiny of so-called “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) is stoking consumer uncertainty about how processed foods affect health and nutrition, food industry ...