Flavorings, colors and sweeteners emerge as UPF markers linked to depression risk
By tracking dozens of ingredients associated with ultra-processed foods, researchers investigated whether some components of the modern diet…
Fathers’ Diets Could Shape Their Baby’s Health Before Birth
The food men eat before becoming fathers could leave a lasting mark on their children, according to new…
Easy food swaps to reduce UPFs – without spending much more
When Sunna Van Kampen became a father, he started turning his attention to children’s diets and was shocked…
Industrial processing of food poses health risks beyond poor nutrition
Concerns about the health effects of ultra-processed foods are growing, as studies increasingly link them to conditions such…
Study links microplastics in arterial plaque to fourfold increase in stroke risk
In a Perspective published today in the inaugural issue of Brain Health (https://doi.org/10.61373/bh026p.0006), an international team of investigators…
Ultra-processed foods linked to measurable drops in human attention span
New research from Monash University, the University of São Paulo and Deakin University shows a diet high in…
How vegetables became less nutritious
In a corner of Harpenden, a leafy commuter belt town a short train ride north of London, a…
Six UPFs dietitians never give to their children, and the ones they do buy
Warnings about the health risks of ultra-processed foods continue to come in thick and fast – last week…
Study links ultra-processed food intake to poorer thigh muscle quality
A new MRI study suggests that diets high in ultra-processed foods may be linked to fattier, poorer-quality thigh…
UPFs before conception may shape fertility and embryo growth
Could your diet before conception shape fertility and early development? New research reveals sex-specific links between ultraprocessed foods,…
U.S. study links ultra-processed foods to lower odds of fertility
A national U.S. study links higher ultra-processed food intake to lower odds of fertility, while suggesting that any…
We ditched UPFs – and I became an accidental tradwife
As a family, we began cutting ultra-processed foods (UPFs) out of our diets just over a year ago.…