Researchers found ultra-processed foods, even diet ones, bring distinct risks for people with diabetes. Photo-Illustration: Martha Morales Consuming more ultra-processed foods — from diet sodas to ...

Kevin Hall is a physicist who studies the regulation of body weight and metabolism. He has published groundbreaking work showing that ultra-processed foods can cause weight gain.National Institute of ...

Jessica Wilson is passionate about the pupusas from Costco. Not just because they’re tasty, but also because they’ve helped the California-based registered dietitian fight back against the mounting ...

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...

Many people today rely on packaged and ready-to-eat foods because they are convenient, affordable, and easy to prepare. These ...

People in the United Kingdom lost twice as much weight eating meals typically made at home than they did when eating store-bought ultraprocessed food considered healthy, the latest research has found.

After decades of searching, many scientists believe they have finally pinned down the main problem with our modern diets—the factor driving ever-escalating rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease ...

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

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. Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for ...