Ultra-processed food makes up more than half of the food eaten in the United States. While some foods are fine in moderation, eating too much can affect your health. Here’s what you need to know about ...

Consumers aren’t abandoning processed foods – they’re reevaluating how they fit into meals, creating new opportunities for brands to reposition products alongside more nutritious choices.

How do young adults identify what what ultra-processed foods are in America, or across the world? Research looks at how we see healthy ...

The term "ultra-processed foods" has become common when discussing how healthy -- or unhealthy -- American diets are. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published early ...

Nutrition experts say the ultra-processed food label may be more complicated than many shoppers realize, and smarter choices ...

We all know that ultraprocessed foods aren’t the healthiest choice, but not all ultraprocessed foods have the same impact on our health. It can depend on how much a food is processed and for what ...

Across the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, researchers now ...

Eating more ultra-processed foods — like sodas, packaged snacks, and processed meats — was linked to a 47% higher risk of heart attack or stroke in a large U.S. adult sample. Researchers measured how ...

Americans increasingly factor processing into food choices, but inconsistent definitions and tradeoffs around convenience and cost leave room for clearer communication, according to new IFIC research ...

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 ...

From marketing to packaging, companies combine a range of tactics that exploit how consumers think, feel and behave.