The overconsumption of ultra-processed foods impacts many Americans and drives annual spending habits. One survey found that roughly 67 percent of Americans use snacks and treats to lift their mood.

A university researcher who tracks the amount of ultra-processed products and ingredients coming into New Zealand is calling ...

Schoolchildren in the UK and Ireland are still being served cheap, often nutritionally bereft food that's packed with additives, say campaigners.

The concept of hyperpalatability is central to the UPF debate. But do foods actually need to be UPF to be hyperpalatable, or ...

There was a time when meals meant rice and dal, roti and sabzi, fish and curry, or curd and fruit. Today, food comes with ...

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods in adults with obesity was associated with disordered eating symptoms, poorer diet quality, and lower protein intake. The cross-sectional findings suggest ...

Researchers from Harvard, Duke, and the University of Michigan argue that some ultra-processed foods are engineered much like ...

Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations, typically made from refined ingredients plus additives that shape taste, texture, mouthfeel and shelf-life. Examples include many packaged snacks, ...

As new research questions the merits of time-restricted eating, Harry Bullmore asks nutrition experts if there are other more effective ways to lose weight ...

A new study published last month in The American Journal of Medicine found that adults that consumed higher rates of ultra-processed foods have a nearly 47% increased risk of cardiovascular disease ...

Oxidative stress is one of the primary drivers of aging, but your diet can play a role in tamping it down — or accelerating ...

We’ve been missing an important contributor to ageing, says columnist Graham Lawton. Ultra-processed foods are known to be ...