Ultra-processed foods are often defined, in part, by the presence of cosmetic additives. Yet, according to a new comment from ...

Highly processed foods are everywhere. Here are 5 dietitian-backed strategies to eat less junk and increase your intake of ...

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Non-UPF Program is a pioneering nonprofit dedicated to reducing ultra-processed foods (UPF) in American diets and replacing them with healthier ...

Supported by nutrition experts, the Non-UPF seal highlights foods without additives, colorings, or ultra-processed shortcuts — helping shoppers identify less processed options. Stacey Leasca is an ...

KANSAS CITY — An upcoming US federal definition of ultra-processed foods may affect non-nutritive sweeteners used in sugar reduction, not only artificial sweeteners but potentially those perceived by ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill yesterday requiring the state to define UPF and eliminate the ‘most harmful’ ones from school meals over the next 10 years – a decisive action in sharp ...

There’s a quiet crisis at America’s dinner tables. Where once children grew up on home-cooked meals built from real ingredients, today more than 60% of kids’ calories come from ultra-processed foods.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a first-in-the-nation law to legally define ultra-processed foods, or UPF, and phase out the most harmful ones from California public school meals. Assembly Bill 1264, ...

It’s lunch time at Lincoln Crossing Elementary in Placer County. And on this day, they’re serving up burgers. But this meal might be a little different than what you’d expect out of a school lunch.

Studies show that ultra-processed meats and foods are associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Swapping ...