Ultra-processed foods are linked to serious health risks like heart disease, obesity, and gut issues, according to experts.

Here’s how ultra-processed food is made, a list of foods to avoid, and how processed foods are defined differently than ultra-processed foods. Healthline Health Conditions ...

Excess sodium: One of the pitfalls of ultra-processed foods is that they often contain a lot of sodium. If a food contains 20 percent or more of the daily value for sodium per serving, then that ...

It’s no surprise that ultra-processed foods have become dietary staples, offering convenience, affordability and a tantalizing taste. But as scientists delve deeper into their effects, an ...

Should I avoid ultra-processed foods? This is tricky. Because ultra-processed foods make up the majority of our country’s food supply, this is more difficult than it sounds.

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Ultra-processed foods have been linked to everything from obesity to certain forms of cancer, but new research suggests these products could also raise your risk of early death. That’s the major ...

About 40% of the foods they had eaten in the past year were ultra-processed foods, she said. This study suggests how the consumption of ultra-processed food impacts the body's muscles.

Ultra-processed is a category of food in the NOVA food classification system, which was created in 2009 by Carlos Monteiro, a nutritionist at the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Mixed ultra-processed snacks in bowls and (inset) an illustration of arm muscles. New research suggests that diets high in ultra-processed foods are associated with more fat in the muscles.

The problem is the way many packaged foods are made, researchers believe. Products such as many frozen pizzas, cereals and chips pack more calories per gram than less-processed foods do.

An ultra-processed food, meanwhile, is made largely or entirely from oils, sugars, starches, and ingredients you wouldn’t buy yourself at the grocery store—things like hydrogenated fats, ...