STAT

What’s the right way to define ultra-processed foods?

As the Trump administration looks to create a federal definition of ultra-processed foods, the question of the best way to ...

Can schools handle federal calls for fewer ultra-processed foods?

Some 95% of school nutrition directors are concerned about the financial sustainability of their meal programs, School ...
FoodNavigator-USA

How the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines are shifting America’s plate - and sparking debate

The newest Dietary Guidelines emphasize whole foods, protein and animal fats – a shift praised by some experts as overdue, ...
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, ...
KTVU

California becomes first state to define ‘ultra-processed foods,’ aiming to phase them out of school lunches

Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed the "Real Food, Healthy Kids Act" into law, which requires state regulators, in consultation with scientists, to create a detailed list of additives and ingredients ...
WUNC

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 ...