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

Researchers warn that regularly consuming processed meats and sugar-sweetened beverages may significantly increase the risk ...

This week, I wrote about a new proposed definition for ultra-processed foods, which prompted excellent follow-up questions from readers. Many wanted to better understand why these products are ...

While ultra-processed foods are often tied to health issues, a decade-long study suggests they do not speed up cognitive ...

Over the years, processed meat has developed a rough reputation, which is why no one eats this once-popular deli meat anymore -- olive loaf. It's become a sort of umbrella term, and anything under it ...

Identifying unhealthy food is not as easy as one might think.

Meat can play a key role in a nutritious diet, but factors like age, personal beliefs, and health status can shape how much of it you should eat. For most healthy adults who consume animal protein, ...

Hot dogs at the ballpark on Friday night. Bacon and eggs for Sunday breakfast. A deli sandwich for a grab-and-go weekday ...

Norwegians eat more processed meat such as sausages and salami than in the other Nordic countries. For the first time, researchers have calculated the disease burden and years of life lost caused by ...

Many health officials have said that processed meat can be bad for you due to its link to increased health risks, but Doctor Lacy Anderson tells us what those risks include. Anderson says processed ...

Some foods used to be made with whole ingredients, but have transformed into corn syrup and preservatives. What was once simple, wholesome, and flavorful has become artificial, over-processed, and ...

Just before National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month begins in March, a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult poll found that nearly half of Americans aren't aware that ...