The NOVA classification system categorizes foods by processing levels, highlighting the health impacts of ultra-processed ...

Unprocessed or minimally processed foods typically include whole foods like fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish, and nuts. Any time a whole food is significantly changed from its original state ...

Diets rich in ultra-processed foods, even diet options like diet sodas and yogurts, are linked to higher blood sugar levels ...

“Often foods that are minimally processed get lumped into the same category as foods that have many additives,” Ali said. “In general, the more additives for flavor or preservation the foods ...

Replacing ultra-processed foods with minimally processed or processed alternatives can reduce diabetes risk, according to a ...

Ludlam-Raine said this exacerbates insulin dysfunction. “Replacing UPFs with whole, minimally processed foods can help with weight management, stabilize blood sugar levels, improve insulin ...

Consuming more ultra-processed foods -; from diet sodas to packaged crackers to certain cereals and yogurts -; is closely linked with higher blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes, a team ...

Research shows that 2-year-olds get 47 percent of their calories from ultra-processed food, and 7-year-olds get 59 percent.

Children who ate the most ultra-processed foods as toddlers were more likely to continue eating them by age seven, the study ...

To help people identify different types of food, a system dividing them into four groups is often used. These are unprocessed and minimally processed foods; processed ingredients; processed foods ...

Unprocessed or minimally processed foods typically include whole foods like fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish, and nuts. Any time a whole food is significantly changed from its original state ...

A close up of hands tearing the plastic off a frozen pizza. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods typically include whole foods like fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish, and nuts. Any time a ...