Not all ultra-processed foods are created equal, writes specialist dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine, and there are some that ...

From flavored yogurts to frozen pizzas, breakfast cereals and instant oats, ultra-processed foods are convenient, often cheaper items designed for a quick bite. In recent years, excess consumption of ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Ultra-processed foods can have an impact on a young child’s emotional and behavioral development, a new study says. Kids ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found an association between ultra-processed foods in early childhood and behavioural and emotional development. Specifically, the team found ...

Americans increasingly factor processing into food choices, but inconsistent definitions and tradeoffs around convenience and cost leave room for clearer communication, according to new IFIC research ...

Experts dug into decades of research to show how ultra-processed foods are designed for maximum reward, rapid absorption, and habitual overuse — paralleling tobacco industry tactics. Researchers from ...

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Preschool children who eat more ultra-processed foods show higher levels of anxiety, aggression, and behavioral difficulties.

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods in the preschool years has been linked with more behavioural and emotional difficulties later in childhood. It does not prove cause and effect, but it adds to ...

March is also known as National Nutrition Month and there's a push by dieticians and the government to eat a more healthy diet -- one that doesn't include so much processed and ultra-processed food.

A recent Canadian study found that toddlers who consume more ultra-processed foods showed slightly higher behavioural and ...