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Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report.

Ultra-processed foods can increase the risk of multiple chronic health conditions, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. A new study found that a diet heavy in ultra-processed foods can harm male ...

A tightly controlled clinical trial reveals that ultra-processed foods not only drive weight gain and worsen cholesterol levels but also impact reproductive hormones and sperm health, highlighting ...

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A study linked ultra-processed foods to 32 harmful health effects including a higher risk of heart disease, cancer, type 2 ...

UPFs are not modified whole foods; instead, these products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods, with little or no intact food content. Typical ingredients of ...