By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Ultra-processed foods can have an impact on a young child’s emotional and behavioral development, a new study says. Kids ...

Preschool children who eat more ultra-processed foods show higher levels of anxiety, aggression, and behavioral difficulties.

Not all ultra-processed foods are created equal, writes specialist dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine, and there are some that ...

IBD, lung cancer, diabetes may all be linked to ultra-processed food consumption. Design by MNT; Photography by Giulia Fiori Photography/Getty Images & Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Food Standards ...

CHICAGO — No one really knows what “ultra-processed food” means, but several schools of thought among consumers warrant the attention of grain and baked foods companies, food and consumer strategist ...

Schulman, Ph.D. Currently, there is no single universal definition of ultraprocessed foods. Some people define them as foods that contain ingredients you would not find in your kitchen cupboards, such ...

A new study published last month in The American Journal of Medicine found that adults that consumed higher rates of ultra-processed foods have a nearly 47% increased risk of cardiovascular disease ...

New research has revealed a significant link between high consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and an increased risk of developing growths that could lead to bowel cancer in women. The study, ...

Ultra-processed foods share more characteristics with cigarettes than with fruits and vegetables: according to researchers, ...

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told that cooking your own meals is the way to go. This has been backed up by a recent study, which found that people who ate home-cooked, ...

It’s lunch time at Lincoln Crossing Elementary. And today, they’re serving up burgers. But this meal might be a little different than what you’d expect out of a school lunch. “We have our grass-fed ...

On the same day President Donald Trump’s administration targeted ultra-processed foods in its new federal nutrition guidelines, Penn researcher Alyssa Moran published an academic journal article ...