The term "ultra-processed foods" has become common when discussing how healthy -- or unhealthy -- American diets are. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published early ...

Ultra-processed foods make up the bulk of U.S. diets, and new research links high intake to inflammation, a predictor of ...

The consumption of ultra-processed foods is on a slow decline, though most Americans — and especially children — are getting most of their calories from unhealthy, manufactured foods, according to new ...

They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded ...

Yuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She started covering consumer health in the midst of the pandemic, reporting on mental health, ...