San Francisco sues food companies over ultra-processed products

The city accuses Kraft Heinz and other food giants of knowingly selling products that have caused serious diseases, leaving ...

Humanity’s history of eating ‘processed’ food goes back much farther than you would think

Researchers reviewed a number of studies pointing to the early use of plant foods by prehistoric humans and discovered that ...

San Francisco sues makers of ultra-processed foods over health impacts

Officials in San Francisco on Tuesday are filing suit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, saying the ...

Three products in high demand as shoppers shun ultra-processed foods

Among the trends falling out of fashion are so-called “mock meat” in favour of high-quality cuts, with other products seeing ...
New York Post

Which food additives are the worst — and most likely to shorten your life

What’s been added to your food could be subtracting from your life. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) — which often contain high levels of sodium, refined sugars, cholesterol-spiking fats and other ...
NPR

Ultra-processed food consumption is down a bit, but still more than 50% of U.S. diet

The consumption of ultra-processed foods is on a slow decline, though most Americans — and especially children — are getting most of their calories from unhealthy, manufactured foods, according to new ...
The Hill

American youth derived 62 percent of calories from ‘ultra-processed’ foods: CDC

An analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the majority of calories consumed by American youth in recent years came from “ultra-processed” foods. The CDC analysis ...
CNN

First-of-its-kind study may help explain why colorectal cancers are rising sharply in young people

As colon and rectal cancers in young people are on the rise globally, especially in the United States, consumption of ultraprocessed foods has been in lockstep. The fare now makes up roughly 70% of ...