As the Trump administration looks to create a federal definition of ultra-processed foods, the question of the best way to ...

City Attorney David Chiu compares food giants to Big Tobacco, claiming they engineered addiction while communities paid ...

In the first lawsuit of its kind, the city of San Francisco is suing 11 of the nation’s top food companies, saying they sell ...

Highly processed foods may harm nearly every major organ system and are linked to a surge in chronic illnesses, according to a new global review. A series of papers published Tuesday in The Lancet ...

For many, the foods they enjoy most may be quietly harming their health. New research published in the journal Addiction shows that ultra-processed food (UPF) addiction may now be more common among ...

People now in their 50s and 60s were the first generation to grow up when ultra-processed foods – often high in fats, salt and added sugar – became widely available. New research shows that this ...

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC), Mondelez (NASDAQ:MDLZ), and nine other large food producers were found not liable in a case alleging they intentionally engineered ultra-processed foods to be addictive to ...

They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young ...

If you're 45 to 65 years old and love eating ultra-processed foods (UPF) -- even though you know they're damaging your mind and body -- you may be addicted to these seductive products. A study in the ...

The preservatives that keep processed foods fresh may also be quietly increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

• Rates are double those of older Americans who encountered processed foods later in life Gen X may be paying the price for growing up in the snack-food boom. A new University of Michigan study finds ...