Browsing: UltraProcessed

Ultra-processed foods are category 4, and they’re a different animal entirely. These are industrial formulations made mostly or entirely from…

Drastically cutting back on ultra-processed foods could lead to significant health improvements, including having more energy and losing weight. Ultra-processed…

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetables, and require far tighter regulation, according…

Doctors and nutritionists urge us to avoid them. California is banning them from school lunches.[1] A recent set of research…

Ultra-processed foods have been getting a lot of buzz lately—and not in a good way. Increasingly, research has linked diets…

Ultra-processed foods are made mostly from substances extracted from foods, such as starches, hydrogenated fats, and added sugars. They often…

But this research also highlights something hopeful. Even in a landscape dominated by UPFs, shifting back toward whole and minimally…

SourcesWe consulted Kelly Brownell, a professor emeritus at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University; Michael F. Jacobson,…

Ultra-processed foods (UPF) have been in the news a lot lately. I recently wrote about them, too, pointing out that…

By now, you may be familiar with the term “ultra-processed foods,” or those that use additives to make a product…