Eating more ultra-processed foods may raise heart attack and stroke risk by nearly 50%.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. Over 60% of the calories consumed by young people in the U.S. originate from ultra-processed foods.

Ultra-processed foods and research into their health effects has gained attention in recent years. Yet despite growing interest, confusion—and even controversy—remains about how these foods fit into a ...

So far, the conversation around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has focused on what these foods are, and how they can be identified. Much of the coverage around the health risks of UPFs have been linked ...

For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. We hear the words “processed” and “ultra-processed” a lot these days, but what do those words really mean when it comes to what’s ...

The Trump administration continues to solidify its focus on curbing chronic disease under its Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, discouraging Americans from consuming "ultra processed" and ...

Experts dug into decades of research to show how ultra-processed foods are designed for maximum reward, rapid absorption, and habitual overuse — paralleling tobacco industry tactics. Researchers from ...

You open a packet of chips and you tell yourself that you will eat a few but in 10 minutes it is all finished and you were not even that hungry but you were craving it. Is this situation familiar to ...

California just sent a powerful message about what belongs on a child’s lunch tray, and it’s already sparking national conversation. By becoming the first state to phase out ultra-processed foods from ...