New dietary guidelines released by the Trump administration tell Americans to avoid ultra-processed foods but don't have an official definition for them.

Should these ultra-processed foods still have a place in your diet?

Americans now get 55% of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between August 2021 and August 2023.

In 2019, about 4.9 million people around the world were living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Previous studies show that eating a diet high in ultra-processed foods can be problematic for ...

Dr Chris van Tulleken is best known as the doctor who scared the world about its consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF), with his book, Ultra-Processed People, quickly becoming a bestseller. As ...

For many, a new year comes with a renewed look at what we’re eating. We hear the words “processed” and “ultra-processed” a lot these days, but what do those words really mean when it comes to what’s ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. As the Trump administration looks to create ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newly released federal dietary guidelines for Americans call for fewer ultra-processed foods, but some public health experts are ...

The new U.S. dietary guidelines call for eating less processed foods, but will Americans really stop reaching for them? More than half of the calories consumed at home by both adults and children in ...

Why San Francisco is suing top U.S. food manufacturers over ultra-processed foods In the first lawsuit of its kind, the city of San Francisco is suing 11 of the nation’s top food companies, saying ...

In 2019, about 4.9 million people around the world were living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — an umbrella term for two conditions called Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. There is ...

Share on Pinterest A diet high in ultra-processed foods may be linked to a higher risk of Crohn’s disease. Image Credit: wragg/Getty Images In 2019, about 4.9 million people around the world were ...