Walking through a grocery store can feel straightforward, but much of what appears simple is carefully engineered. Packaging, ...

If you follow wellness content on social media or in the news, you’ve probably heard that processed food is not just unhealthy, but can cause serious harm. Group 1: Unprocessed or minimally processed ...

The USDA committed legal error by exempting “highly processed foods,” such as sugar, from being labeled as “bioengineered,” according to federal appeals court ...

Dr. Fang Fang Zhang, a cancer epidemiologist focused on nutrition, told USA TODAY the message to eat more whole or minimally ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Healthier ultra-processed foods tend to have more nutrients, while less healthy options are loaded with sugar, unhealthy fats, and salt. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images The ...

There is a new spotlight on ultra-processed foods as some experts now label them a major public health threat. "These are foods with ingredients that you typically cannot pronounce and are typically ...

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 Oct 7, 2025 9:00 AM EDT Image: Scott ...

Lately, it seems like everyone is talking about the negative health effects of ultra-processed food. The only surprising thing about this conversation is how long it took for it to happen. Most ...

According to the NOVA system, a framework that researchers use to classify processed and other foods, ultra-processed foods are ones that are the most altered from their original form, usually ...