Ultra-processed foods vary widely in their nutritional quality. Some options, like whole grains, can be nutritious, affordable, and convenient choices.

Ultra-processed foods dominate the American diet, and research increasingly links them to major health concerns. A Virginia Tech study found that young adults on these diets ate past the point of ...

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 ...

Physician and author Michael Greger, MD, of NutritionFacts.org discusses ultra-processed foods and their impact on our health ...

Take a stroll down the middle aisles of any American grocery store, and you’ll be surrounded by rows of brightly colored packaged macaroni and cheese, instant soups and chips in all forms and flavors ...

Clare Collins AO is a Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle, NSW and a Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) affiliated researcher. She is a National Health ...

Political and regulatory efforts to define ultra-processed foods and discourage their consumption could have unintended consequences when paired with funding cuts for public health programs, which ...

Gut bacteria rapidly adapt to processed food additives, revealing how modern diets can reshape microbial evolution worldwide.