In the United States, over 70% of the average adult's daily calories come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). 1,2 Ubiquitous in supermarkets, vending machines, and fast-food menus, UPFs are widely ...

For the first time, the U.S. government is urging people to avoid "highly processed" foods, which it says are driving diet-related diseases. But this recommendation puts many Americans in a ...

When you slice into an oven-roasted turkey, you get something pretty different from what's inside a package of oven-roasted turkey deli meat. While the process of taking meat from what you'd bake at ...

Food can be many things to many people: comfort, memories, gathering, tradition. At the same time, conversations about food ...

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 ...

The additives added to processed food to keep it fresher for longer might be having an unexpected effect on the health of the microbes in our guts.