Ultra-processed foods offer convenience, and while they’re light on your wallet, you pay with your health. New research links ...

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A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

They’re everywhere: packaged snacks, protein bars, frozen dinners, and even “better-for-you” drinks. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are convenient—but new research adds to the growing evidence that they ...

Take a stroll down the middle aisles of any American grocery store, and you’ll be surrounded by rows of brightly colored packaged macaroni and cheese, instant soups and chips in all forms and flavors ...

This year, new research in food science and health uncovered surprising benefits in everyday ingredients — and took a hard ...

In this episode from October, the leading nutritional scientist Kevin Hall tells Ian Sample what he wants us all to understand about diet, exercise and weight loss, and what led to his departure from ...

“Science shows that ultra-processed foods differ greatly: Certain ones are associated with health problems while others are associated with reduced risk.” The researchers surveyed 2,174 Americans aged ...

Most nutritionists and dietitians agree that it's OK to indulge in off-diet foods occasionally. But is it better to make these indulgent foods at home rather than buy boxed or factory-processed ...

Molecules in urine and blood can reveal how much of a person’s diet comes from ultra-processed foods, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine today. The paper suggests that these measurements ...