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Ultra-processed America

The mean percentage of calories consumed by adults from ultra-processed foods dropped 3 percentage points from 2018 to 2023, sinking to 53%. For kids and teens, it dropped by almost 4 points, to 61.9% ... Read More

People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them

The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target. Read More

‘Good’ vs. ‘Bad’ Ultra-Processed Foods: How to Spot the Difference

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 ... Read More

Avoiding Ultra-Processed Foods Is Completely Unrealistic

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. One day recently, my son ... Read More

Diets high in ultra-processed foods are bad for us, so why are we eating more?

Aussies eat more ultra-processed foods than ever before, with busy lifestyles and personal choices often taking the blame as casual factors. But new research reveals the reality to be much more ... Read More

Gen X Women Were ‘Trained' To Crave Ultra-Processed Foods, Experts Say

You know the drill: Eat your leafy greens, drink plenty of water and skip the ultra-processed foods (UPFs). But if avoiding those convenient packaged snacks feels like an impossible challenge, you're ... Read More

How Ultra-Processed Foods Can Wreck Your Health From The Inside Out, Per New Study

It's now been firmly established that ultra-processed foods are not so good for you. There's data showing it ages you faster, and even a study linking their consumption with early death. And now, new ... Read More

Why ultra-processed foods aren’t the real villain behind overeating

Researchers from Leeds found that overeating is driven more by what people believe about food than by its actual ingredients or level of processing. Foods perceived as fatty, sweet, or highly ... Read More

Newsom signs first-in-the-nation bill restricting ultra-processed foods in California schools

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a first-in-the-nation bill that legally defines ultra-processed foods and begins phasing out the most harmful ones from public school meals. Assembly Bill 1264, ... Read More

Ultra-processed foods destroy health in 3 ‘alarming’ ways: ‘We were shocked’

New research suggests there’s an unholy trinity of ways that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can sabotage men’s health. A team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark set out to ... Read More

California 1st in U.S. to crack down on ultra-processed foods in school meals

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday to phase out "the most concerning" ultra-processed foods phased from school meals over the next 10 years, per a statement from the governor's ... Read More

California passes bill phasing out ‘ultra-processed’ foods from school meals

Emily Vang, 8, right, eats her school lunch other students in the cafeteria at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Oak Park on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The federal free lunch program expired, but ... Read More