New HHS dietary guidelines take aim at ultra-processed foods, marking dramatic policy shift from previous administration's food recommendations.

As the Trump administration looks to create a federal definition of ultra-processed foods, the question of the best way to differentiate products within a category that can lump packaged whole-wheat bread together with soda and cheese puffs has been the subject of much debate.

In the first lawsuit of its kind, the city of San Francisco is suing 11 of the nation’s top food companies, saying they sell ultra-processed food knowing they are harmful to health. By some estimates,

Remember the old school food pyramid? It just got a refresh. The New Pyramid is flipped on its head and has a base made of two equal sections: protein, dairy and healthy fats on one side and vegetables and fruits on the other. Whole grains make up a smaller portion at the tip of the inverted pyramid.

I recently provided a column on the alarming health status of adolescents in the U.S. There is a close association between many of the negative health outcomes associated with the increasing consumption of highly processed foods, both in our adolescents as ...

Preservatives are often used in ultra processed foods such as ready meals, crisps, sugary snacks and breakfast cereals, which have already been linked to poor health by scientists

Ultra-processed food makes up more than half of the food eaten in the United States. While some foods are fine in moderation, eating too much can affect your health. Here’s what you need to know about these foods—and how to balance them in your diet.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called it "the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in history."