They’re a more nuanced food category than you might think.

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 ...

Much of today’s UPF debate implicitly treats foods within the category as if they are consumed similarly and produce ...

New research has revealed a significant link between high consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and an increased risk of developing growths that could lead to bowel cancer in women. The study, ...

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, ...

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told that cooking your own meals is the way to go. This has been backed up by a recent study, which found that people who ate home-cooked, ...

Americans have been rethinking the role that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) play in their diets, especially those aiming to drop some pounds. Recent research found that overweight adults who cut out ...

Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the ...

Unprocessed/minimally processed: Whole foods altered only by drying, crushing, roasting or pasteurising to make them safe or ...

• This is a best of Lean and Lovin' It column, first published July 10, 2019. Don Mauer is taking some time off. New buzz words you might be familiar with right now: ultra-processed foods. If you ...