The call to action comes at a pivotal moment. U.S. Congressional hearings have recently spotlighted the role of addictive ultra-processed foods in rising childhood chronic disease rates, and a major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ultraprocessed foods like donuts and pizza are particularly rewarding to a person's brain. For foods to be potentially addictive, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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A sweeping legal challenge is forcing closer scrutiny of the ingredients and marketing behind some of the nation’s most familiar brands. (PHOTO: James Yarema/Unsplash) San Francisco has initiated a ...

San Francisco filed a lawsuit Tuesday against several major companies that manufacture ultra-processed foods, alleging that the corporations knowingly created unhealthy and addictive products in order ...

City seeks restitution, civil penalties and injunctions to curb deceptive marketing and health impacts The city of San Francisco is taking some of the nation’s largest food brands to court in a unique ...

Honestly, something pretty huge is happening right now. We're watching millions of people simultaneously pulling away from ...