Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrially modified products loaded with added fats, sugars, starches, salts and chemical additives like emulsifiers. From sodas to snacks and processed meats, these ...
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Pediatrician speaks on new food pyramid

(WBRE/WYOU) — The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture have one goal with the new food pyramid: ...
Knowing which foods are UPFs is important when choosing what your child eats. (Getty Images) If there's one buzzword you've probably come across in the news, it's likely ultra-processed foods (UPF) – ...
For decades, public health officials treated cigarettes as a dangerous consumer product. We taxed them, reduced or banned ...
Ultra processed foods are rapidly taking the place of fresh food in the diets of children and adults on every continent. Now, according to the world’s largest review from a series of three papers just ...
Researchers are calling for more comprehensive policies to reduce the currently-high rate that Canadians consume ...
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Food Detectives has launched a free virtual nutrition program teaching elementary-age children to decode labels, spot marketing tactics, and understand ...
"Foods in this category have links with obesity, inflammation, and then also disruption of the gut microbiome," Scripps Cancer Center Dietitian Alison Meagher says. We’re talking about sugary drinks, ...
Discover the differences between processed and ultra-processed foods and their impact on health in this informative guide to making better dietary choices.
The Trump administration continues to solidify its focus on curbing chronic disease under its Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, ...
Researchers say Big Food borrowed the tobacco playbook—now regulators are being urged to respond.
We know ultra-processed foods are a staple of diets throughout the nation — because they are accessible, affordable and convenient due to their ...