We are constantly told to watch out for the health risks of eating ultra-processed food, but should you be worried every time ...

The evidence is clear: ultra-processed foods are no longer just "unhealthy" choices; they are a systemic threat to our ...

I’ve watched the growing evidence linking ultra-processed foods to serious health problems, and it reminds me of another public health crisis we faced decades ago – smoking. The parallels between ...

Kennedy Jr. has promised that by April, the federal government will issue a definition of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as ...

Cannabis smoke and processed-food diets weaken the immune system, making it harder for the body to repair heart damage caused by inhaled cannabis. Cannabis compounds rapidly accumulate in major organs ...

Eating more ultra-processed foods sharply raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death, with each serving adding to ...

Regulators are moving toward policies targeting ultra-processed foods, but a fundamental issue remains unresolved: what ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, various studies have shown that nutritionally poor ultra-processed foods containing high levels of fat, sugar and salt aren’t very good for you – and a new study, published in ...

Dr Chris van Tulleken said there are some types of food that are as addictive as smoking or alcohol - but even worse for your body ...

Eating large amounts of ultra-processed foods like chips, frozen meals, sugary drinks, and packaged snacks may significantly raise the risk of serious heart problems. In a major U.S. study, people ...

People who consumed over nine servings of ultra-processed foods per day on average were 67% more likely to suffer a major cardiac event than people consuming about one serving of such foods per day, ...

Cancer survivors who consumed more ultraprocessed foods had significantly higher risks of death from any cause and from cancer over long-term follow-up. Cancer survivors who reported eating larger amo ...