By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Munching down loads of ultra-processed ...

CHICAGO — No one really knows what “ultra-processed food” means, but several schools of thought among consumers warrant the attention of grain and baked foods companies, food and consumer strategist ...

Column written by Julia Lloyd] In recent years, ultra-processed foods have become a major topic in conversations about ...

Ultra-processed foods often get labeled as automatic health villains, but nutrition is rarely that simple. Processing exists ...

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. As the Trump administration looks to create ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ultra-processed foods make up a large proportion of the average person’s diet in the UK. (demaerre via Getty Images) You only need ...

Preschool children who eat more ultra-processed foods show higher levels of anxiety, aggression, and behavioral difficulties.

A recent Canadian study found that toddlers who consume more ultra-processed foods showed slightly higher behavioural and ...

A recent study suggests that eating ultra-processed foods does not lead to faster cognitive decline in older adults over a ...

Comparing the industry’s tactics to those of Big Tobacco, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed what he called a “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit against several of the nation’s largest ...