Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserts that tobacco companies, seeking new markets after facing smoking regulations, applied their ...

Health and Human Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. blamed the major tobacco companies for manufacturing bad, ultra-processed addictive food that has fueled obesity, chronic disease and even “poisoned” ...

Cannabis smoke and processed-food diets weaken the immune system, making it harder for the body to repair heart damage caused by inhaled cannabis. Cannabis compounds rapidly accumulate in major organs ...

The city argues ultra-processed foods have led to a health care crisis. In a historic first, San Francisco's city attorney has filed a lawsuit against some of the largest U.S. manufacturers of ...

Ultra-processed foods are often defined, in part, by the presence of cosmetic additives. Yet, according to a new comment from ...

New research lays out just how widespread UPFs have become — and what that shift means for long-term health. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience ...

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar ...

Smoking hemp while eating a highly processed diet weakens the immune system and increases risk of cardiac problems, reported a new study in Life Sciences. “If [three] components are there — good diet, ...

Studies show that ultra-processed meats and foods are associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Swapping ...

Replacing animal products with plant-based foods—even ones classified as ultra-processed like bread, cereal, and veggie ...