Identifying unhealthy food is not as easy as one might think.

You've probably walked through a grocery store a hundred times thinking you had a pretty good handle on what's healthy and what's not. The obvious offenders, the chips, the candy bars, seem easy ...

Seed oils are now mixed up with ultra-processed foods. At this point, there is not a common definition of what qualifies as an ultra-processed food.

The Lancet's Series on ultra-processed foods and human health raises important questions about diet and disease. We share the desire to improve public health; however, our views diverge where ...

Bellingham, WA, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a food system increasingly dominated by industrial formulations engineered for shelf life and hyper-palatability, a growing number of brands are ...

Share on Pinterest New research shows that ultraprocessed foods may be as addictive as cigarettes. Image Credit: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images A recent review found that ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) ...

The average American diet reads like a cautionary tale. Convenience has quietly won the battle against nutrition, and the result is a food culture packed with high-fructose corn syrup, trans fats, ...

A recent study suggests that eating ultra-processed foods does not lead to faster cognitive decline in older adults over a ten-year period. The research, published in the European Journal of Nutrition ...

Starting in April, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use benefits for certain unhealthy items. Here's what to ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are a class of Type 2 diabetes drugs that improves blood sugar and may also lead to weight loss. These drugs — including Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound ...

The federal government of Nigeria has banned the importation of poultry, eggs, pork, beef, sugar, oils, cocoa, noodles, tomato products, and beverages.