Around 53 percent of individuals who consumed ultra-processed foods many times a day experienced distress or battling their ...

Within the next year, Arkansas’ new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) guidelines are set to take effect. However, one Arkansas lawmaker ...

It had been a full twelve years since I last stepped foot in a Whole Foods Market. To be honest, I hadn’t really thought ...

We’ve all heard it: Eat clean. Shop smart. Avoid ultra-processed foods. “There’s that famous potato chip commercial: ‘You can't eat just one.’ That's the whole point. The purpose of food companies is ...

Alice Callahan, a reporter for the Well desk, explored the history of ultraprocessed foods and how they became a major threat to our health. By Sarah Bahr Frozen meals were a staple of Sarah Bahr’s ...

Picture this scenario: You're sitting on the sofa with a bag of pretzels, cookies, or your favorite salty or savory snack of choice. You eat one, two, just a couple more, and before you know it, you ...

The Goop founder opened up to British Vogue in an interview for the publication's November cover story Victor Boyko/Getty Gwyneth Paltrow's most recent junk food indulgence was chocolate-covered Oreos ...

One recurring (and vexing) problem with nutrition research is how inaccurately many studies are communicated. This is most likely to happen on social media and dubious online “media outlets,” but it ...

Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine recently discovered that junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost instantaneously. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became ...

“Fancy a McMuffin in the morning? McNuggets for lunch? Or a big night in with a Big Mac? Get them delivered right here.” Ads like this, served on social media just when you are getting hungry, have ...

A weekend of burgers, fries and hot dogs will probably have you thinking more about your waistline than your brain, but a new study has found that just a few days on a high-fat Western diet is enough ...

In 2020, the UK government made headlines with what was billed as the toughest junk food ad ban in the world — a cornerstone of its childhood obesity strategy. Sweeping curbs on online and TV ...