The US government is about to define what junk food is. But comparing soy milk and gummy bears is complicated.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described ultraprocessed foods as “poison.” ...
Capital Press

USDA, FDA to define ‘ultra-processed foods’

The USDA and Food and Drug Administration will define “ultra-processed foods,” trying to distinguish between healthy processed foods and processed foods linked to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, ...
American Council on Science and Health

Justice Potter and the Ultra-Processed Food Dilemma

Regulators are moving toward policies targeting ultra-processed foods, but a fundamental issue remains unresolved: what ...
WUFT

People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...

A new way of identifying ultra-processed food can clarify food choices

Identifying unhealthy food is not as easy as one might think.
JD Supra

The MAHA Report and the Definition of Ultra-Processed Foods

Earlier this year, President Trump formed the Make America Healthy Again Commission. The Commission included representatives from more than a dozen government agencies. The Commission was tasked with ...

'It’s nearly impossible to avoid ultra-processed foods. Here’s how I completely eliminated them from my diet'

Overhauling her diet helped Ashley Lucero's chronic fatigue and brain fog disappear ...