Say goodbye to low-fat dogma and processed snacks as the federal government officially shifts its focus toward "real food" ...

The guidelines advise avoiding or sharply limiting added sugars or non-nutritive sweeteners, saying "no amount" is considered ...

The dietary guidelines, required by law to be updated every five years, provide a template for a healthy diet. But in a ...

New federal guidelines prioritize high-quality protein and healthy fats while aggressively targeting ultra-processed food ...

WASHINGTON - Somewhere, the late, great Clara Peller is smiling. Peller, many of our more mature readers will remember, was ...

In its December 2024 report, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee refused to blame ultra-processed foods for America's health problems. The evidence was simply not there. The press response was ...

Ultra-processed foods have been linked to weight gain and early death. The term "ultra-processed foods" has become common when discussing how healthy -- or unhealthy -- American diets are. A report ...

There isn't a standard definition of ultra-processed foods, but all the foods pictured fit the bill. They contain added fat, sugar or salt, plus preservatives to extend their shelf-life. (Dan Kitwood ...

Back when Kerri Boutelle's children were younger, she remembers watching how kids would eat ice cream cones. She noticed a big difference between some siblings. "One child would eat half of the ice ...

How did ultra-processed foods become a delivery system for plastic fragments now embedding themselves in the human brain?