Frozen pizza, ready-made meals, instant noodles, and many packaged breads are often cited as examples of what are known as ultra-processed foods. These are products made with long ingredient lists, ...

For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. We hear the words “processed” and “ultra-processed” a lot these days, but what do those words really mean when it comes to what’s ...

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 ...

So far, the conversation around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has focused on what these foods are, and how they can be identified. Much of the coverage around the health risks of UPFs have been linked ...

“Highly-processed foods” is hardly a new term, but its appearance in the newly released 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) – instead of the more familiar “ultra-processed foods” – didn’t ...