“Can a grocery cart be ultra-processed without looking like ‘junk food’?” This puzzle is at the heart of Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

Discover the differences between processed and ultra-processed foods and their impact on health in this informative guide to making better dietary choices.

On the same day President Donald Trump’s administration targeted ultra-processed foods in its new federal nutrition ...

Ultra-processed foods are often defined, in part, by the presence of cosmetic additives. Yet, according to a new comment from ...

The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans avoid the term “ultra-processed foods,” prompting both praise and criticism ...

The National Pork Producers Council has been in correspondence with the MAHA commission about pork products not falling under the ultra-processed foods umbrella.

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. As the Trump administration looks to create ...

California has become the first state in the U.S. to legally define “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) and to begin phasing them out of K-12 schools. Under Assembly Bill 1264 (AB 1264), also known as the ...

Spindrift and Amy's Kitchen are among the first to be verified under the Non-GMO Project's certification program.

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...

New research suggests that frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to a significant decline in mental ...