Nearly 40% of people don’t know processed meats like bacon and sausage raise colorectal cancer risk. Only one-third of adults ...

And much of the blame for this can be placed on how we eat. The question, of course, is which part of our diets is ...

Eating fewer ultra-processed foods can help you better understand what’s in your food and how it’s made. Many foods that seem ...

It’s no surprise that ultra-processed foods have become dietary staples, offering convenience, affordability and a tantalizing taste. But as scientists delve deeper into their effects, an unsettling ...

Despite its widespread use, "ultra-processed" food does not have a universal definition. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d like to define it by April. So far, ...

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report.

Carbohydrates—especially processed ones—are getting renewed attention as conversations around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) continue to grow. But figuring out what actually counts as “ultra-processed” ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for ...

A new meta-analysis dives into how a diet high in ultra-processed foods can impact your health. Researchers conducted an analysis of existing research to learn more about the links between ...

More than half of the calories Americans consume come from ultra-processed foods that studies have increasingly linked to health problems, according to new federal data released Thursday. The data ...

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 relative increase may sound alarming, but Lee-Kong noted that it translates to only a slight rise in absolute risk.