City Attorney David Chiu compares food giants to Big Tobacco, claiming they engineered addiction while communities paid ...

For many, the foods they enjoy most may be quietly harming their health. New research published in the journal Addiction shows that ultra-processed food (UPF) addiction may now be more common among ...

In the first lawsuit of its kind, the city of San Francisco is suing 11 of the nation’s top food companies, saying they sell ...

From ready-made meals to sugary snacks, ultra-processed foods have become a staple of modern diets. But a new study from the University of Michigan, published in the journal Addiction, warns that ...

Highly processed foods may harm nearly every major organ system and are linked to a surge in chronic illnesses, according to a new global review. A series of papers published Tuesday in The Lancet ...

They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young ...

People now in their 50s and 60s were the first generation to grow up when ultra-processed foods – often high in fats, salt and added sugar – became widely available. New research shows that this ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco city attorney’s office has filed what it calls a “first of its kind” lawsuit against 10 US food and beverage companies, claiming that for decades they formulated and ...

Between ultra-processed food (UPF) litigation and states rolling out patchwork regulations, food and beverage brands are advised to brace for legal, compliance and operational pressures while a ...

• Rates are double those of older Americans who encountered processed foods later in life Gen X may be paying the price for growing up in the snack-food boom. A new University of Michigan study finds ...

Eating ultra-processed foods (UPFs) could lead to an addiction disorder, a new study suggests, prompting calls for some products to be labelled as addictive. UPFs are now simply part of the flavour of ...

A major new study found that eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) – especially those with certain additives – is tied to higher mortality from any cause over about 11 years of follow-up.