Mounting evidence shows ultra-processed foods may trigger addictive behaviors similar to drugs and alcohol. PET scans alone may underestimate the compulsive and reward-driven impact of these foods.

Ultraprocessed foods like donuts and pizza are particularly rewarding to a person's brain. Articles in this report were published with editorial independence. The collection was made possible by the ...

A first-of-its-kind lawsuit from the city of San Francisco seeks to end advertising that misleads consumers about the health ...

The city of San Francisco filed the nation’s first government lawsuit against some of the largest manufacturers of ultra-processed foods on Tuesday, asserting that the 10 corporations knew the ...

A massive brain imaging study of nearly 30,000 people has uncovered striking connections between eating ultra-processed foods and measurable changes in brain structure. These changes may be tied to ...

Why San Francisco is suing top U.S. food manufacturers over ultra-processed foods In the first lawsuit of its kind, the city of San Francisco is suing 11 of the nation’s top food companies, saying ...

As I push my cart into my favorite grocery store, I stop and look at the shoppers — my neighbors — around me. Do they realize that nearly 70% of the food available to purchase for their families is ...

San Francisco filed a lawsuit Tuesday against several major companies that manufacture ultra-processed foods, alleging that the corporations knowingly created unhealthy and addictive products in order ...

Your brain deserves better than what most of us are feeding it. Scientists have spent decades connecting dots between what we consume and how our minds age, but recent research is painting a much ...

Articles in this report were published with editorial independence. The collection was made possible by the support of WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The recent surge in the use of GLP-1 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a first-in-the-nation law to legally define ultra-processed foods, or UPF, and phase out the most harmful ones from California public school meals. Assembly Bill 1264, ...

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