Dietitians explain how to evaluate ultra-processed foods—and why nutrition, ingredients, and overall eating patterns matter ...

Comments from FDA and USDA’s 2025 RFI for a UPF definition suggest the main debate is no longer whether UPFs exist, but ...

Despite its widespread use, "ultra-processed" food does not have a universal definition. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d like to define it by April. So far, ...

KANSAS CITY — The pending definition of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be one of the most consequential regulatory developments the food and beverage industry has faced since the passage of the Food ...

The term ultra-processed food gets people's attention, but it has no universally accepted definition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The term "ultra-processed foods" has become common when discussing how healthy -- or unhealthy -- American diets are. A report ...

The federal government wants business and industry to offer information about processed foods so a national definition of such foods can be formulated. In a formal Request for Information, the ...

New research presented at the International Congress on Obesity (ICO2026), hosted by the World Obesity Federation (WOF) in ...

New analysis suggests other factors may explain the harms blamed on “ultra-processing.” ...

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are publishing a joint request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register July 24 ...