You’ve likely heard that processed meats aren’t the best for your health, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping us from eating them regularly. The average American consumes around 187 grams (or 6.6 ...

Processed meat is designed for convenience. It is salty, shelf-stable, and engineered to taste strong even after weeks in a fridge. That same processing also changes what ends up in the body. Over ...

Processed meats like bacon, sausages, and deli slices are common in many diets because they’re quick and tasty. But these convenient options can come with health risks you might not expect. It’s worth ...

We all know that ultra-processed foods are bad for us, but what ingredients should we particularly try to avoid? And what are ...

This headline sounds dramatic. It’s not. Health researchers group cancer risks by the strength of evidence, not by how dangerous something is. Processed meats landed in the highest evidence group ...

Many health officials have said that processed meat can be bad for you due to its link to increased health risks, but Doctor Lacy Anderson tells us what those risks include. Anderson says processed ...

A new report underscores the significant variations in healthfulness of different types of processed foods. The report, ...

Food plays a major role in our overall health, and certain items can influence our risk of developing cancer, making it more important than ever to understand how our everyday choices impact long-term ...

Share on Pinterest How do ultra-processed foods affect diabetes? Here’s the latest evidence. Image credit: Maskot/Getty Images Research shows that around 70% of the food supply chain in the United ...

Despite its widespread use, "ultra-processed" food does not have a universal definition. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d like to define it by April. So far, ...