Ultra-processed foods are increasingly replacing fruits, vegetables, and proteins in children’s diets across more than 190 countries, fueling a surge in obesity. A new UNICEF report finds that more ...

In the first lawsuit of its kind, the city of San Francisco is suing 11 of the nation’s top food companies, saying they sell ...

When it comes to the dire effects of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) on health, the scientific evidence is “incontrovertible,” says Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian at the Tufts Food Is Medicine Institute. He ...

The industry response may have resonated, because when a second MAHA Commission report was published in September, its ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Nutrition and public health experts from the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of Michigan joined YouTube chef Bobby Parrish and the nonprofit Environmental ...

California is the first state in the country to ban ultra-processed foods from school meals, aiming to transform how children eat on campus by 2035. In the cafeteria of Belvedere Middle School in the ...

There isn't a standard definition of ultra-processed foods, but all the foods pictured fit the bill. They contain added fat, sugar or salt, plus preservatives to extend their shelf-life. (Dan Kitwood ...

Food industry leaders are hoping that their focus on affordability will resonate with Americans — just as it did for ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1264 into law on Wednesday. The bill lays out plans for determining the most "harmful" ultra-processed foods, and removing them from school lunches by 2035.

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report.

New evidence reveals how ultra-processed foods reshape children’s brain development, mood, and attention, highlighting why shifting toward whole-food nutrition is essential for protecting cognitive ...