Ultraprocessed” has become a bad word in our food supply, but regulators are struggling with how to define the term to help consumers. Here’s why that’s so hard to do.

The law will define UPFs as those containing certain substances, including non-nutritive sweeteners. The law gave examples of ...

Ultra-processed foods have been linked to weight gain and early death. The term "ultra-processed foods" has become common when discussing how healthy -- or unhealthy -- American diets are. A report ...

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Non-UPF Program is a pioneering nonprofit dedicated to reducing ultra-processed foods (UPF) in American diets and replacing them with healthier ...

Recently the city of San Francisco sued several food giants (Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola) for deceptively marketing "ultraprocessed foods" and then externalizing the resulting health care cos ...

CHICAGO — Bringing more science to bear will help cut through the misinformation surrounding the nebulous term “ultra-processed foods,” or UPFs, food industry experts said in a panel discussion at the ...

Heart-healthy eating isn’t as simple as avoiding meat; even ‘nutritional’ ultra-processed plant-based foods didn’t provide ...

The risk of IBD, lung cancer, and diabetes could be heightened by ultra-processed food consumption, according to increasing evidence.

Americans consume more than half their calories from ultra-processed food with burgers, sandwiches, sweet bakery products and savory snacks among the biggest contributors, according to a new federal ...

A Virginia Tech study shows that ultra-processed foods may influence adolescents differently from slightly older young adults ...